pelting rain

Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words

describes very heavy and forceful rain

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Examples (20)

  • The pelting rain soaked us to the bone in minutes.
  • The hikers were caught in a sudden downpour of pelting rain.
  • Drivers were forced to pull over because of the pelting rain.
  • We could barely see the road through the sheets of pelting rain.
  • We could hear the sound of pelting rain against the tin roof.
  • All night long, the pelting rain hammered against the windows.
  • Despite the pelting rain, the football match continued.
  • She pulled her coat tighter, trying to shield herself from the pelting rain.
  • She hurried inside to escape the pelting rain.
  • The children watched from indoors as the pelting rain turned the street into a river.
  • The garden was flattened by the force of the pelting rain.
  • Despite the pelting rain, the determined athletes continued their race.
  • They struggled to see through the windshield in the pelting rain.
  • A shelter provided little relief from the relentless pelting rain.
  • The pelting rain turned the dusty path into a muddy stream.
  • The sound of the pelting rain made it difficult to hear the television.
  • The birds sought shelter from the pelting rain under the eaves.
  • They had to shout over the roar of the pelting rain to communicate.
  • I forgot my umbrella and got caught in the pelting rain.
  • The garden was flattened by the force of the pelting rain.