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Synonyms for downpour
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : doun-pawr, -pohr |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaʊnˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr |
Définition of downpour
Origin :- 1811, from down (adv.) + pour.
- noun tremendous pouring of rain
- The dark night and the downpour made the cafés look brighter.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- The downpour was greeted by a treble chorus of delight from the tourists.
- Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates
- The downpour was incessant and likely to last through the night.
- Extract from : « The Clue of the Twisted Candle » by Edgar Wallace
- Fearful of being caught in the downpour, I began to retrace my steps.
- Extract from : « Brave and True » by George Manville Fenn
- But it was not likely a fire could make much headway in that downpour.
- Extract from : « The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest » by Lillian Garis
- Now the weather was crisp and cold, now hazy and depressing, and again a downpour.
- Extract from : « The Crisis, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- The princess had prayed of the Rain God to send that downpour.
- Extract from : « Blue Ridge Country » by Jean Thomas
- They sat in awkward silence, listening to the downpour and the wind.
- Extract from : « Stubble » by George Looms
- Making a cairn, in the downpour, they cached the guns and ammunition.
- Extract from : « When the Owl Cries » by Paul Bartlett
- The storm was ending in a downpour of furious tropical rain.
- Extract from : « Regiment of Women » by Clemence Dane
Antonyms for downpour
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