rain synonyms

rain

n.

  1. Water falling in drops

    drizzle, mist, sprinkle, sprinkling, rainfall, shower, precipitation, wet weather, downpour, torrent, pouring rain, driving rain, damp day, spring rain, cat-and-dog weather*, liquid sunshine*, mizzle*, Scotch mist*.

  2. A rainstorm

    thunderstorm, thundershower, tempest, cloudburst; see storm 1.

rain

v.

pour, drizzle, drop, fall, shower, sprinkle, precipitate, mist, mizzle*, come down*, teem*, spit*, set in*, lay the dust, patter*, rain cats and dogs*, come down in buckets*, rain pitchforks*; see also storm.

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