時し雨ぐれる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

rain on and off; drizzle; be showery

Describes intermittent light rain, often with a poetic or seasonal feel. The noun 時雨 (しぐれ) is more common; this verb form is less frequent but used in literary or descriptive contexts.

• 朝あさから時し雨ぐれていて、散さん歩ぽに行いけなかった。

  It has been drizzling on and off since morning, so I couldn't go for a walk.

• 空そらが暗くらくなり、やがて時し雨ぐれ始はじめた。

  The sky darkened and soon it began to drizzle intermittently.