Synonyms for

Raining

Verb / ˈreɪnɪŋ / Another word for raining — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The act of water falling from the sky in the form of droplets.

Synonyms & similar words

rain raindown pouring drizzling showery precipitating falling sprinkling mizzling spitting showering teeming torrential stormy heavy thundering light cloudbursting pattering drenching splattering

Synonyms by register

Formal

precipitating drizzling showers

Informal

coming down pouring pissing down bucketing down

Literary

weeping lamenting

Antonyms

dry clear sunny calm fair fine

Common collocations

  • raining cats and dogs
  • raining heavily
  • raining hard
  • raining buckets
  • raining all day
  • raining sideways
  • raining continuously

Word family

noun rain
verb rain
adjective rainy
adverb rainily

Usage note

The phrase 'raining cats and dogs' is a common idiom for heavy rain. 'Raining' is the present participle of the verb 'to rain'.

Example sentences

  1. It has been raining all day and the ground is very wet.
  2. My mom said we can't go outside because it's raining.
  3. I love the sound of rain when it's raining at night.
  4. The rain is making the flowers grow in the garden.
  5. We need rain to help our plants grow.

Quotes

  • “I find peace in the rain.” – Anonymous
  • “Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” – Langston Hughes
  • “Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.” – Roger Miller

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