Synonyms for raining
rain·ing

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1. rainingadjective

   falling in drops or as if falling like rain

   "watched the raining apple blossoms"

   Antonyms:
   ascending(a)

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1. List of paraphrases for "raining":

   rain

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How to say raining in sign language?

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How to use raining in a sentence?

1. Maxim Behar:

   We can’t just say, “This pen is great, and consumers should buy it!” We ought to wrap up this message and create not only a convincing, but an interesting story around it. Here I am, improvising on the spot: A lady dropped her pen in the street, it was raining heavily, and a gentleman picked it up and said, “May I have your number?”

2. Gonzalez Vidal:

   The Nicaraguan military was on the border. Then, all of a sudden, it started raining and the Cubans, who had crossed into Nicaragua, started running back, they yelled that the military had shot at them with rubber bullets and tear gas.

3. Angela Merkel:

   We're already noticing these days that it's not raining enough in many areas of Germany.

4. Andrew Kauff:

   As it is raining today, the mine shaft hole has become much bigger, as it gets closer to the house I hope the area that has solid earth will remain intact.

5. Scott C. Holstad:

   You cried out in your sleep last night, steel toe boots doing dances in your head. It’s raining now and no one cares. Palmetto trees stand guard outside. He died last night, actually at 7:45 this morning. Will you cry? Will you?