the barometer drops
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Indicates that the air pressure is decreasing, often suggesting worse weather.
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- Sailors know that when the barometer drops, a storm is often near.
- The barometer dropped sharply just before the thunderstorm began.
- If you see the barometer drop like this, it's best to head indoors.
- The weather forecast predicted that the barometer would drop, bringing rain.
- Grandpa always said, 'The barometer is dropping; we're in for some weather.'
- A rapidly dropping barometer is a serious warning for anyone at sea.
- The expedition was postponed after the barometer dropped twenty points overnight.
- I noticed the barometer had dropped, so I closed all the windows.
- How quickly will the barometer drop as the cyclone approaches?
- The change in the animals' behavior was linked to the barometer dropping.