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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Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
When a local festival is happening or when rain is in the forecast, their AI systems could adjust staffing and stock levels.
—Claire Vanessa Lim, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Nobody wants to rain on the parade, and Rams fans and officials who turned up at Canvas on Sunday did so looking to party.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
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Noun
With so little time to prepare and heavy rains that made the tornado difficult to recognize, many citizens were left scrambling to take cover as winds accelerated to 200 miles per hour.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
When a local festival is happening or when rain is in the forecast, their AI systems could adjust staffing and stock levels.
—Claire Vanessa Lim, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
Body blows have rained down from the flood of competitors for audience attention from cable networks to the internet to social media to gaming to streaming platforms.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Nobody wants to rain on the parade, and Rams fans and officials who turned up at Canvas on Sunday did so looking to party.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain. Accessed 23 Mar. 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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