noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A fall of rain.

   "It was raining heavily."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of rain form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   falling in drops or as if falling like rain wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

descendingwet

Example

More examples

"It was raining when we left, but by the time we arrived, it was sunny."

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