raindrop

noun

rain·​drop ˈrān-ˌdräp How to pronounce raindrop (audio)
: a drop of rain

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As fat raindrops sent onlookers scurrying for cover, the two course partners finished with respective 66 and 67 scores on the day and knotted at six-under atop the early leaderboard. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 27 June 2025 With two on and two outs, Max Muncy lofted a high pop-up into the wind and thick raindrops – at least one the size of a baseball. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 26 June 2025 As the first looks emerged, raindrops fell, then lightning cracked crisply across the sky. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 26 June 2025 And while a few raindrops fell, the weather was a nonissue. Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for raindrop

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of raindrop was before the 12th century

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“Raindrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raindrop. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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raindrop

noun
rain·​drop -ˌdräp How to pronounce raindrop (audio)
: a drop of rain
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