What is the word for “Slow raining”? [closed]

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Today in my city, it's raining very slowly. What is this called in English?.

I am from India. In Hindi we say 'Rimjhim'. What is it called in English?

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American Luke · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-15 19:11:19Z

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We use the words "drizzling" or "sprinkling" here.

They both mean "to rain or let fall in fine drops"

If it's very, very light rain, you can use the word "mist". "Drizzling" usually implies a little harder rain than "sprinkling".

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British English doesn't use sprinkling as a verb, preferring spitting instead. We may have a sprinkling of light rain, though. – Andrew Leach♦ Aug 15 '12 at 19:29
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It's very common in American English. I've never heard "spitting" to describe rain (never been to Britain either). – American Luke Aug 15 '12 at 19:36
Spitting is used also in New Zealand. – Graham Chiu Jan 22 '17 at 2:18

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tchrist · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-15 19:13:01Z

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Have you looked up the synonyms for rain in a thesaurus, like here for example?

The normal answer is sprinkle at first, or maybe drizzle if it persists or is a bit heavier.

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