rain down

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rain down

verb rains down · raining down · rained down

  1. intransitive To fall from the sky as, or like, rain. I'm soaking wet because it rained down on me.
  2. transitive To let fall as, or like, rain. In the latest supernatural incident, the sky rained down frogs.
  3. intransitive To strike (literally or figuratively) many times and/or very intensely. My wrath will rain down upon you.
  4. idiomatic, intransitive To appear suddenly or inexplicably in large numbers.

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verb to fall from the sky, as rain

日本語雨下する uka suru

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@misc{rain_down_2026,
  title = {rain down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rain%20down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}