E20 English Vocabulary: How To Talk About Rain Like a Native English Speaker
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☔️ It's raining, it's pouring, but what's the difference between those two words? Have you ever thought about the different words we use to talk about how hard it's raining? Do you understand what someone means when they say that "it's coming down in buckets?" 🪣
🌧️On today's episode, we discuss rain and the different words and adjectives that are used to description it. In this video, we'll begin with terms like "sprinkling" and "drizzling," helping you understand the subtle differences in describing light rain. As we continue, we'll discuss the concept of "incessant rain," "downpours", and fun idioms like "it's raining cats and dogs". Learn to say "it's raining buckets" and gain insights into weather forecasts mentioning "constant showers." 💧
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Vocabulary List:
Sprinkling: Very light rain, just a few drops, no need for cover.
Drizzling: Slightly harder than sprinkling, still not intense.
Light rain: More than drizzle, but still not heavy.
Barely raining: Very little rain, hardly any at all, almost unnoticeable.
Incessant rain: Constant and uninterrupted rainfall for a long period.
Downpour: Short, intense burst of heavy rain. Also called a deluge or a cloudburst
Clears up: The rain stops, and the weather becomes clear.
Flash floods: Rapid flooding due to intense rainfall.
Pouring: Heavy rainfall over a longer period.
Raining cats and dogs: Very heavy rain (idiom).
Constant showers: Continuous and uninterrupted rain.
Raining buckets: Pouring down with a large amount of rain (idiom).
Torrential rain: Heavy rainfall associated with storms, hurricanes, or monsoons.
