bruiner
An impersonal verb is a verb with no apparent subject (e.g., Il pleut en avril.).
impersonal verb
a. to drizzle lightly
Nous pouvons quand même nous promener. Il ne fait que bruiner.We can still take a walk. It's only drizzling lightly.
b. to mizzle lightly
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
Il bruinait dans la campagne anglaise ; c'était très romantique.It was mizzling lightly in the English countryside, which was very romantic.
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