Synonyms and antonyms of To rain or snow in British Thesaurus

rain (verb)

if it rains, water falls in drops from clouds in the sky

snow (verb)

if it snows, snow falls from the sky

come down ()

if rain, snow etc comes down, it falls to the ground, especially in large amounts

pelt (verb)

if rain or snow is pelting or is pelting down, it comes down quickly in large amounts

pour (verb)

to rain very hard

drizzle (verb)

to rain in a very light way

beat down ()

if the rain beats down, it rains very hard

hail (verb)

if it hails, small balls of ice fall from the sky like rain

lash down ()

to rain in large amounts and with a lot of force

the heavens opened ()

used for saying that very heavy rain started to fall

be chucking it down (informal)

informal to be raining very hard

bucket down ()

to rain very hard

come on ()

if something such as rain or snow comes on, it starts to fall

hammer (verb)

informal if rain hammers down, a lot of it falls with great force

hold off ()

if rain or snow holds off, it does not fall, although you expected it to

it is tipping (it) down ()

it is raining a lot

it’s raining cats and dogs ()

used for saying that a lot of rain is falling

lash (verb)

if the wind or rain lashes something or lashes against something, it blows or falls against it with a very strong force

pee down (informal)

informal if it is peeing down, a lot of rain is falling

piss (verb)

impolite if it is pissing, a lot of rain is falling. A lot of people use this word, but it offends some people, so it is better not to use it.

precipitate (verb)

science to rain, snow, hail etc

rain (verb)

to fall from the air in large amounts

relent (verb)

if rain or snow relents, it stops being so severe

sleet (verb)

if it is sleeting, sleet is falling from the sky

spit (verb)

British to rain just a little

teem (verb)

if it is teeming or teeming down, a lot of rain is falling