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rain down

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Verb1.rain down - precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"
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come down, precipitate, fall - fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
drizzle, mizzle - rain lightly; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant"
shower down, shower - rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia"
patter, pitter-patter, spatter, spit, sprinkle - rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, pelt, stream, pour - rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"


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The iron heavens seemed to melt and rain down sweetness.
Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith View in context
If she has told him, we will rain down proofs of our identity with the Bygraves on his feeble little head till it absolutely aches with conviction.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
The long beam continued to belabor the door, at regular intervals, like the clapper of a bell, the stones to rain down, the door to groan.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
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