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Common collocations with rain in American Collocation

rain noun

US /reɪn/

heavy

drenching
driving
hard
heavy
horizontal
pouring
torrential

The rescue battled in strong winds, driving rain and poor visibility to bring the man to safety.

light

drizzling
drizzly
fine
gentle
light
slight
soft

Northern Scotland had a mostly mild night with some light rain.

continuing for a long time

constant
continual
continuous
endless
incessant
persistent
prolonged
relentless
steady

Building work was halted in December after weeks of incessant rain.

happening for short periods

intermittent
occasional
showery

It was a dull and damp morning with intermittent light rain and poor visibility.

happening in some places

patchy

A large area of patchy rain was over Northern France.

rain falls

beat down
come down
descend
fall
lash down
pelt down
pour down

The traffic was awful and the rain was lashing down.

rain stops

cease
clear
stop

The rain quickly cleared and the garden produced a myriad of birds.

rain becomes less

ease (off)
let up

Once the rain had eased, we returned to the field.

rain starts

arrive
begin
come
start

The heavy rain arrived a little sooner than predicted.

rain seems likely to start

threaten

The nature trail is also a good option if rain is threatening, since it is easy to get back to the Field Centre.

rain seems likely but does not happen

hold off

The rain held off too – most of the time.

rain makes someone or something very wet

drench someone/something
flood something
soak someone/something

The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits.

rain hits a place

hit something
sweep something

Glasgow was hit by heavy rain, leaving the organisers no alternative but to call off proceedings.

Rain swept west Wales through the night.