verb
- past tense of rain; water fell from clouds in drops
- past tense of rain; fell or descended in large quantities like rain
Usage: figurative
Examples
- It rained heavily all night.
- The storm clouds gathered and it rained for hours.
- It rained so hard that the streets flooded.
- Confetti rained down on the parade.
- Bullets rained from the sky during the battle.
- It rained cats and dogs yesterday.
- The weather forecast said it rained in the mountains.