Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toad-strangler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: toad--s-tran-gler
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very heavy downpour of rain.

American usage

Example Sentences

""I mean, hit's a toad-strangler of a rain," he proffered. "I mean!" she agreed. "Reckon your daddy'll keer, me a-follerin' this-a-way?" "Reckon he mought.""
"It's not what I'd call a sprinkle, and it's not a chip washer or a gully washer — it's a real regular toad-strangler, and I've seen 'em like this in Arkansas when it turns all the roads into black gumbo."
"It rained in memory of Noah, a toad-strangler that threatened to wash them all into a gully that foamed and churned with red water"

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

toad-stranglers (plural)

Synonyms

gully-washer cob-floater duck-drownder frog-strangler goose drownder lightwood-knot floater sod-soaker trashmover sheep drowner

Questions

What does toad-strangler mean?: A very heavy downpour of rain.

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