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Grammar : Noun
Spell : reyn-drop
Phonetic Transcription : ˈreɪnˌdrɒp



Definition of raindrop

Origin :
  • Old English rendropa; see rain (n.) + drop (n.).
  • As in rain : noun downpour of water or other substance
  • As in rainfall : noun precipitation
Example sentences :
  • Where a raindrop struck the water, the splash was like a little crown.
  • Extract from : « The Saracen: The Holy War » by Robert Shea
  • Every raindrop on which there falls a ray of light reminds him of a diamond.
  • Extract from : « Famous European Artists » by Sarah K. Bolton
  • “Why is a raindrop―” began Norton Randolf, a newcomer in Chelton.
  • Extract from : « The Motor Girls on the Coast » by Margaret Penrose
  • She laughed softly, and followed the zigzag course of the raindrop with her finger.
  • Extract from : « Calumet 'K' » by Samuel Merwin
  • His whole being was swallowed up as a raindrop is swallowed in a cataract.
  • Extract from : « Where the Path Breaks » by Charles de Crspigny
  • You know who I mean by the rosebud, and who the raindrop is?
  • Extract from : « Under the Mendips » by Emma Marshall
  • With the raindrop the clue she had been seeking had come to her.
  • Extract from : « The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 » by Various
  • For, even while we watched him, he had disappeared into the face of the rock like a raindrop soaking into sand.
  • Extract from : « The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle » by Hugh Lofting
  • Not a tree quivered, not a raindrop slipped from a blade of grass, but Guy held out his arms to clasp his long-awaited Pauline.
  • Extract from : « Plashers Mead » by Compton Mackenzie
  • You'll be a wild comet, yes, but I'll be a raindrop in a deep well, learning patience.
  • Extract from : « Circle of Flight » by Richard Stockham

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