Since moving to Scotland I have not only learnt lots of new words for mud, I have also learnt lots of new words for rain. Today would be classed as mizzle. Mizzle is less than a drizzle but more than a wet mist, although it can occur along side mist. It is also distinct from dripping. Dripping being nothing like the term “dripping wet.” Only in a country where there is so much rain could there be such nuances!
Here is a hare I was asked to draw by a customer before Christmas. It was a Christmas present so I’m safe to post it up now, Apparently it went down very well, which is always lovely to hear.
It certainly has been driech the day! My dad uses the word “smirr” ,which I think is similar in meaning to your word “mizzle”.
“Ian Rankin’s description in Black & Blue (1997) hits the nail on
the head: “it wasn’t real rain, it was smirr, a fine spray-mist which drenched you before you knew it.”(Scots Language Centre)
I like that Sue! “Smirr” is a great word.