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precipitating

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of precipitating

marked by or abounding with rain

  • thick, precipitating clouds that just stayed in our region for days
Synonyms of precipitating

pouring, rainy, stormy, wet
Words Related to precipitating

drippy, drizzling, drizzly, misty, mizzly, spitting, sprinkling
Near Antonyms of precipitating

dry

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