rain shower

rain show·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reyn shou-er]
- /reɪn ˈʃaʊ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reyn shou-er]
- /reɪn ˈʃaʊ ər/

Definitions of rain shower words

noun rain shower a brief rainfall, usually of variable intensity. 1
noun rain shower short burst of rain 1
noun rain shower a brief period of rain 0

See all 3 definitions of rain shower

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Origin of rain shower

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English; Old English

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rain shower

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rain shower

rain shower popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rain shower usage trend in Literature

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