downpour

IPA: dˈaʊnpɔr

noun

  • A heavy rain.

verb

  • (intransitive) To pour down; rain heavily.
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Examples of "downpour" in Sentences

  • The downpour continued through the night.
  • Morning downpours will taper off to showers.
  • A downpour damaged all the houses in the area.
  • Sets and props had to be protected in the downpour.
  • The roof opened, exposing the crowd to a downpour of rain.
  • A steady downpour turned the roads to mud, slowing the advance.
  • The downpour was the town's heaviest in 20 years with more than
  • A sudden downpour with thunder and lightning submerged the battlefield.
  • In a torrential downpour, Christine jams the envelope in Ganush's mouth.
  • At the time, it appeared that the downpour might end the match in a draw.
  • Prowling under the downpour was a muddy business and less than enjoyable.
  • After the meeting, Stevens departs for Darlington Hall in a downpour of rain.
  • Her only protection against the downpour was the plastic rain cap she carried in her purse.
  • But pushing the contraption all that way in another downpour was a disheartening prospect to say the least.
  • I am irritated by the namby-pamby little fall of rain, the light drizzle that occasionally threatens to be a downpour, which is neither here nor there.
  • The trails were deep in mud, the long grass soaking, leaves overhead sending down random showers even in those moments when there was no actual downpour from the sky and the clouds looked like clearing.

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