downpour

/ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/

noun 1verb 1

Collocations

ADJ

heavy, torrential | continuous, incessant, relentless, steady | sudden

PREP

in ~

The children played outside until they got caught in a sudden downpour.

noun

A heavy fall of rain.

They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked.

I left Inverness on a Saturday afternoon in July in a steady downpour of rain.

verb

To pour down; rain heavily.

It started to downpour, so Billy and I made our way back to our house, with Scotty following—or so I thought.

noun — a heavy rain

They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked.

Wiktionary

I left Inverness on a Saturday afternoon in July in a steady downpour of rain.

Wiktionary

It started to downpour, so Billy and I made our way back to our house, with Scotty following—or so I thought.

Wiktionary

I was utterly soaked by the downpour.

Tatoeba · #35866

Judging from the present look of the sky, we may have a downpour any moment.

Tatoeba · #239561

There's going to be a downpour.

Tatoeba · #535426

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