raindrop

noun

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

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The reflection of my withered face, with deep sullen eyes, blurs behind raindrops sliding down the glass. Literary Hub, 11 July 2025 When the dancers performed, their costumes sounded like the pattering of raindrops on a tin roof. Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 This is why a prism or a raindrop breaks light up into separate colors to create a rainbow. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for raindrop

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 18 Jul. 2025.

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raindrop

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