raindrop
Americannoun
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raindrops
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of raindrop
before 1000; Middle English rein-drop ( e ); Old English regndropa; see rain, drop
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Mr. Scorsese makes his nocturnal vision pop with every glowing streetlight and every thick raindrop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
When a raindrop hits the dielectric film on top, the impact produces an electrical signal.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2025
Her feelings of kinship with precipitation are transmuted into a delightfully conceived scene in which little versions of Amélie appear inside every falling raindrop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
City's latest jersey features a raindrop graphic over a grey background, with neon green accents on the neck, shoulders and sides.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
Jackson shrugs and goes back to his game just as I feel a raindrop land on my arm.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
A clap of thunder cracked over the town of Lege-Cap-Ferret, and a few raindrops started to fall over the coastal region that has seen France's worst wildfire since 1949.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Brighter clouds cool the ocean surface below while also reducing rainfall because the smaller cloud droplets are less likely to combine into raindrops.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
"The raindrops acted like little sponges or magnets, collecting whatever was in the air as they fell, which is why residents observed what's being described as 'black rain'," explained Deoras.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
Above the fracas of color float three white clouds, from which raindrops hang like strings of beads dressing up a doorway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
We moved farther under the shelter as the wind drove raindrops toward us.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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