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rainy

[rey-nee] / ˈreɪ ni /
ADJECTIVE
moist
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


ADJECTIVE
precipitating
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


Example Sentences

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The approaching rainy season offers some relief as storms tamp down temperatures.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

What if your guest wants to lounge in bed on a rainy day and wonders where all those cushions went?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

At around 11 p.m. on a rainy night, Sukraj Rai, 42, a schoolteacher in Rangpo Forest, began getting frantic calls warning him that the Teesta was rising and that the Chungthang dam had broken.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

His new setting is peaceful, aside from occasional thunderclaps rolling through the valley during the rainy season, and the wildlife.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Sometimes on rainy days when we did not work, our family went to watch Mexican cowboy movies.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez