Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rain down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables: rain -down
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fall from the sky as, or like, rain.

Intransitive verb

verb

To let fall as, or like, rain.

Transitive verb

verb

To strike (literally or figuratively) many times and/or very intensely.

Intransitive verb

verb

To appear suddenly or inexplicably in large numbers.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I'm soaking wet because it rained down on me."
"In the latest supernatural incident, the sky rained down frogs."
"My wrath will rain down upon you."
"The jeers rained down on me throughout my middle school years."

Usage

Inflected Forms

rains down (present, singular) raining down (participle, present) rained down (participle, past) rained down (past)

Synonyms

rain

Questions

What does rain down mean?: To fall from the sky as, or like, rain.

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