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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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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

The researchers analyzed water, sediment, and fish during both the rainy and dry seasons.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

I was born at the end of the rainy season, so everything was green.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola