raindrop

[ reyn-drop ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

We should stay rain-free while the sun is up, although a couple raindrops near sunset are possible.

Flakes passing through this elevated mild air partially melt into icy raindrops.

A little bit of the leftover light reflects — bounces — off of the inside edge of the raindrop.

That same thing happens when sunlight shines through a raindrop.

Rainbows develop when sunlight passes through falling raindrops.

Although the beat of a raindrop is proverbially light, the stroke is not ineffective.

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.

The gentle raindrop grapples with mountains of solid rock, and with never-ending persistence drags them piecemeal into the sea.

Karna silent heard this mandate but his birth could not proclaim, Like a raindrop-pelted lotus bent his humble head in shame!

The night was inky black, and the wind that swept down the gorge brought an occasional raindrop with it.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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