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US
/ˈɹeɪn/
]
[ UK /ɹˈeɪn/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈeɪn/ ]
NOUN
-
anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
a rain of bullets
a pelting of insults - drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
- water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
VERB
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precipitate as rain
If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding
How To Use rain In A Sentence
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