often attributive
rained; raining; rains
1
: to send down rain
2
: to fall as water in drops from the clouds
3
: to fall like rain
soot and ash rained down
Examples of rain in a Sentence
Noun
The weatherman forecasts rain for this afternoon.
Everyone went inside when the rain began to fall.
What the garden needs is a good, soaking rain.
A light rain began to fall.
There has been some flooding due to the recent heavy rains.
We've had a week of rain.
The rains came and flooded the valley.
Verb
Sparks from the fireworks rained on the field.
The volcano rained ashes on the city.
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Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
Along with the other weather threats, the NWS said there will be several days of heavy rain this week from Thursday night through Saturday, April 5.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2025
Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
More than a foot of rain could rain in the bull's-eye of the storm, which spans from Little Rock, Arkansas, to the Arkansas-Missouri border, to Louisville Kentucky, to Evansville, Indiana.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Stormy weather pattern continues into the weekend The weather is expected to remain active for the rest of the week, with more chances of rain possible.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
Along with the other weather threats, the NWS said there will be several days of heavy rain this week from Thursday night through Saturday, April 5.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
There was no more outrunning the reality that loomed over this entire NCAA tournament, not with Paige Bueckers at the height of her powers and the full weight of the Connecticut onslaught raining down on them.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
More than a foot of rain could rain in the bull's-eye of the storm, which spans from Little Rock, Arkansas, to the Arkansas-Missouri border, to Louisville Kentucky, to Evansville, Indiana.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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rain
2 of 2 verb1
: to fall as water in drops from the clouds
2
: to send down rain
3
: to fall like rain
ashes rained from the volcano
4
: to give in large amounts
rained blows on each other
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