Rain Down (Verb)
Meaning
Precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding".
Classification
Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
Examples
- The drops of water condense into clouds that will rain down on the parched earth below.
- The storm system has the potential to rain down massive amounts of hail on the area.
- Heavy rain will rain down on the city tonight, causing traffic congestion tomorrow morning.
- If the present trends continue, acid rain may rain down on us for generations to come.
- After hours of sunshine, dark clouds rolled in and began to rain down on the festival.