noun
downpour
DOWN-paw
Downpour (noun) means a sudden, very heavy fall of rain. Example: “We got soaked in the downpour on our way home.”
noun
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A sudden, very heavy fall of rain.
"I left Inverness on a Saturday afternoon in July in a steady downpour of rain."
— H. A. Vallance, Kyle of Lochalsh Revisited (1951)
"We got soaked in the downpour on our way home."
"The picnic was ruined by an afternoon downpour."
"They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked."
How to use downpour
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA very heavy burst of rain.
Common pairings
sudden downpour
caught in a downpour
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Word forms
- Plural
- downpours
- Third person singular
- downpours
- Past tense
- downpoured
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Etymology
From down- plus pour.
Synonyms
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Rhymes for downpour
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What does “downpour” mean?
The word “downpour” means a sudden, very heavy fall of rain. In plain terms, a very heavy burst of rain.
How do you pronounce “downpour”?
“Downpour” is pronounced DOWN-paw (/ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/ in IPA).
How do you use “downpour” in a sentence?
Here is “downpour” used in a sentence: “We got soaked in the downpour on our way home.”
What part of speech is “downpour”?
“Downpour” is a noun.
