raindrop

American  

[reyn-drop] / ˈreɪnˌdrɒp /

noun

• raindrops
  plural

1. a drop of rain.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• raindrops
  plural

Etymology

Origin of raindrop

before 1000; Middle English rein-drop ( e ); Old English regndropa; see rain, drop

Example Sentences

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raindrop raindrops

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 lands on the floating dielectric film, the water beneath it provides the strength needed to absorb the impact because of its incompressibility and surface tension.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2025

But in real life, catching a home-run ball is about as easy as catching a raindrop in a thunderstorm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024

Those looking skyward across Western Washington will instead enjoy views of varying shades of gray, perhaps having to dodge a raindrop or two while they’re at it.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024

A large raindrop splashed down on the paper, and the man hurriedly rolled it up and grabbed his tin box of crayons.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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

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

Tiny dust particles suspended in the atmosphere are captured by raindrops and deposited onto surfaces, leaving a thin, gritty, reddish-brown residue.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

It’s a rare gray Saturday in Los Angeles; raindrops collect along a window overlooking a row of trees at Le Parc at Melrose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

She holds out her hand and watches as the raindrops refuse to reach her skin.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern