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definition
A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.
Examples of raindrops in a Sentence
Raindrops splattered against her head.
Fat raindrops soaked his clothing and left him chilled.
It 's so quiet; I hear the raindrops splashing on the leaves.
Talon swatted at raindrops ahead of her, and she crossed her arms, shivering.
A gust of wind delivered the smell of raindrops on parched soil.
A pair of Rustons worked another short demonstration freight in the yard - plenty to see and do while dodging the raindrops.
After a hard night being blown by the winds and knocked by hailstones and big fat raindrops, it felt happy and safe.
Elster and Geitel (35) have measured the charge carried by raindrops falling into an insulated vessel.
When he looked up he saw the raindrops plopping on the surface of the water.
Clouds swirl and raindrops dance and the sun bursts through - it 's a positive ballet of weather information !
Ten raindrops caught in zero gravity can be a storm.
Larger raindrops are slightly flattened and rays forming the top of a rainbow have to pass through the flattened vertical cross section.
It is a matter of experience that we do not normally snuffle raindrops up into the nose or gulp them into the mouth.
It 's the new raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.
A mini-side scrolling adventure, you must avoid the raindrops while trying to grab sun icons.
Then, when those raindrops begin to fall, you're ready to begin!
Choose beads in classic shapes such as balls or circles, or go for a funky look with arrow-heads, disco balls, "champagne bubbles," flowers, stars or raindrops.
The coat's vinyl shell repels raindrops, as does its detachable hood.
His tummy shows off a dark cloud with heart-shaped raindrops.
Raindrops fell as if in slow motion, and lightning stayed, brighter than the midday sun.
The last time he went to the surface, it had rained huge raindrops.
Owing to observational difficulties, the exact measure of success attained is a little difficult to gauge, but it seems fairly certain that raindrops usually carry a charge.
It's so quiet; I hear the raindrops splashing on the leaves.
To falling raindrops this appears like a second sun shining from below the horizon.
Most of the sunlight entering raindrops leaves the other side without internal reflection.
A serene hunting call links the ' nasty raindrops ' opening with the ' asphyxiating woodwind players ' ending.
A few fat raindrops hit the windshield and Polly knew she should get out.
Maybe raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ⦠* New to Readers recommend?
Plus size fleece jackets offer both comfort and warmth on those unpredictable days when spring rains sprinkle raindrops throughout the day or a thunderstorm breaks loose.
Just as raindrops meld seamlessly into a puddle, this carbon rain melds onto the diamond chip in a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD), growing it to previously unheard of proportions for made-made gems.
The buildup also promotes a water seal that helps guide raindrops to the ground where they can be easily absorbed by the palms roots.
Frozen in mid-air were fat raindrops, arcing in a wind she didn't feel.
The spurious bows he showed to consist of a series of dark and bright bands, whose distances from the principal bows vary with the diameters of the raindrops.
Successive abstraction of raindrops as the rain-clouds pass over ridge after ridge causes a gradually diminishing precipitation, but this is generally insufficient to reverse the local conditions, which tend to the contrary effect in individual ranges.
The sound of the rain crashing down and the raindrops bouncing off the road was very hypnotic and very relaxing.
Much the same tendency exists with respect to all drops between B and E, but at F the wind has begun to accommodate itself to the new regime and to assume more regular forward motion, and as J is approached, where vertical contraction of the passage through which the wind must pass takes place, there is an increasing tendency to lift the raindrops beyond their proper limits.
The raindrops were heavier now, working the mud on her face into a slimy mess.
She climbed frozen hills of waves through the raindrops, surprised when they popped like tiny water balloons.
Somewhere a storm was gathering, but only a small cloud had scattered some raindrops lightly, sprinkling the road and the sappy leaves.