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Being from Oregon, I am intimately acquainted with "showers" (umbrellas... not so much). I wonder... how many words can we come up with that mean rain?!
"Showers of Books" sounds so delicious, doesn't it?! I suppose it's symbolic of jumping around entering giveaways while it's raining outside?
When I think of rain, I think of generosity. Kind of like, "the sun rises on the wicked & the just", rain falls on everyone whether I was hopin' for a good-hair day or not!! The rain doesn't analyze where it's falling. It doesn't slide sideways to land on one rock instead of another... unless the wind tells it to.
For this giveaway, I am dousing 5 winners with $5 Gift Cards. Anyone out of gift card rage, but still eligible for The Book Depository shipments will have to enter intense negotiations with me over how to claim their prize. Anyone ELSE (including moon-dwellers who should be confused by the concept of "rain", anyway) can opt for an e-book. Clear as rain-drenched mud?!
My complete rules are listed under About Me and include the requirement of being old enough to win (13+) and how no one is eligible for harm because of my desire to host a giveaway.My seriously awesome question is easy to answer with one word, in case you don't care to write a journal entry to me. (Although I read every one!!) And, as always, any posting is considered an agreement to have your comments re-published on Colorimetry, unless you clarify otherwise. (Hint: creativity will be exploited!!!)
I really want to know...
How many words can we come up with
that mean RAIN?!
Obviously the first 20 responders have an advantage!! Think of a word/phrase - or make up a new one - that hasn't already been used. Muahahahahaha
(Kinda like a Flash-Answer Bonus, the first person can just say "rain"!!!)
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Rain, showers, downpour, cats and dogs, pouring. That's all I can think of while making dinner. lol
ReplyDeleteLauren
Angel tears.
ReplyDeleteHmm..precipitation, drizzle, and sprinkling are all I can add!
ReplyDeleteIt has been raining a lot in England the last few days :( It's spitting rain is something I say or drizzling :)
ReplyDeleteDeluge and liquid sunshine:) I like liquid sunshine because it's so true - all plants need rain in the spring to bloom.
ReplyDelete'Pair 'em up Noah' downpour!
ReplyDeleteThanks for participating in the hop and for the giveaway opportunity.
pouring buckets or pluie (french)
ReplyDeleteAgua is water in Spanish so that's pretty close!
ReplyDeletemist, wetting, drizzle, condensation, water-fall, clouds leaking, sprinkling.... yea, I'm out...
ReplyDeleteBucketing it down, or p-ing it down are two that we use quite frequently in my part of the world.
ReplyDeleteI'm in England though - I think, if anything, we should have about a million different expressions for "it's raining" :P
Dani
Pen to Paper
I like the saying, "Don't rain on my parade."
ReplyDeleteWords meaning rain ~ liquid sunshine (my favorite), cloudburst, storm and most of the others are already above. :)
Sometimes it rains so lightly, I call it 'Misting'.
ReplyDeleteFun question!
Sprinkles~
ReplyDeleteThats a exprecion I use for Lluvia por la Tarde: like, when the clouds open a little just when the sun if falling in the horizon & the all-golden light reflects in the droples of water scatered 'round, so everything is sprinkeled golden & fresh & beautiful.
Also, when I was little I used to think that rained when angels, gods or death people watered their plants!
Jajaja, I know, wierd, but I swear it made all the sense in the world then, since in La Paz summer is 50-C-degrees hot, with warm rain. Plants in heaven must had been thirsty.
Ame - Japanese for rain
ReplyDeleteIt's raining men! Love that song cause I would love for some hot men to fall out of the sky. Don't really know any other words for rain that haven't been mentioned.
ReplyDeletepouring! thanks!
ReplyDeleteDevil's beating his wife- When It's lightening and raining while the sun is shining brightly.
ReplyDeleteA sunshower or sun shower is a meteorological phenomenon in which rain falls while the sun is shining
It's spritzing on the mountains:)
ReplyDeletePluie - French word for rain. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's pouring, the clouds are crying, not snoring
ReplyDeleteLame I know, but at least I tried
At least I didn't use the same old "the heavens cried."
Thanks for the giveaway
Phonetic spelling in English "motur" which is rain in Arabic :)
ReplyDeleteDas ist eindeutig regen.
ReplyDeleteGerman for "Well, it's officially raining."
Regen = Rain
Torrent, or torrential downpour, volley. I remember mizu is Japanese for water but I can't think what rain it at the moment.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway Laura!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting my WoW and even though the Sirantha Jax books are not YA, I think you would really enjoy them! Ann Aguirre also writes YA Dystopian series called Enckave as well..
Take care!:)
"Hujan" is "rain" in Indonesian :)
ReplyDeletela lluvia in Spanish
ReplyDeleteShowers! We get those a lot here :)
ReplyDeleteHeavy Dew
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea!
Déšť is the czech word for rain
ReplyDeleteDrops, drips,tropical moisture,
ReplyDeleteLet the rain kiss you
Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops
Let the rain sing you a lullaby
The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk
The rain makes running pools in the gutter
The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night
And I love the rain. :-)
Reën is Afrikaans for Rain
ReplyDeleteDid you know that the phrase "It is raining cats and dogs" comes from the middle ages. They would have thached roofs and the domestic animals (cats and dogs) would lie atop these roofs for the heat (i guess it would have to be a winter rainfall area where this originated then) and when it was raining heavy enough these animals would then slide off the roofs i.e raining cats and dogs..... literally!
There is a lot of word in french ( belgian) to express all the differend kind of rain^^:: so just a few:
ReplyDeleteBruiner ( verb)
La drache ( noun - strong rain)
un crachin ( noun)
une ondée (noun)
une averse ( noun)
thanks you for the giveaway
all the best
Sleet or teardrops from Heaven :D
ReplyDeleteShowers, pouring - it's all we seem to get at the moment
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Barish (Hindi), Barsaat (Hindi)
ReplyDeletesprinkling
ReplyDeleteShower.
ReplyDelete雪 which is snow but its cold rain right? :)
ReplyDeletepissing
ReplyDeleteCloud Melt!
ReplyDeleteRain to me means something falling...like leaves, water, books, love...anything!
ReplyDeleteliquid sunshine
ReplyDeleteLOVE that synonym of rain!!
Money!! We live near a bunch of lakes and the rain keeps them full which brings in business. :)
ReplyDeleteThe sky is spitting
ReplyDeletethe skies are crying
ReplyDeleteIn Flemish: Regen. :)
ReplyDeleteRegn - Danish word for rain :)
ReplyDeletePrecipitating! :)
ReplyDeleteI say drizzle?
ReplyDeleteMary
Columbus Sunshine.
ReplyDeletePitter patter of little feet? :o)
ReplyDeleteMy dad is Spanish, and if there is a light rain, he says that it is "cheesping".
In Bangla: Rain-> Meg
ReplyDeleteLapli is Haitian Creole for rain :)
ReplyDeleteploaie=rain in romanian :) I am from Romania
ReplyDeletefun question..
piove in italian
ReplyDeleteearth milks the sky
clear, wet, moist :) At times light, and at times heavy!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the opportunity!
Lucy D
Cats and dogs!
ReplyDeleteI think this...дождь means rain in russian.
ReplyDeleteI'm also in Oregon and and sometimes there's just "wet air" too dense to be fog but not heavy enough to be a mist.
ReplyDeleteRain, Rain Go Away Come back some other day!
ReplyDeleteI hope this counts haha everything I was gonna say was already said! haha
cats and dogs!
ReplyDeleteShower, drizzle, storm, spitting, pouring downpour, angel tears,deluge, misting are all I can come up with. The phrases that come to mind are "It's raining cats & dogs", "The devil is fighting his wife", and "Angels are crying".
ReplyDeleteThanks for being part of the hop and for the chance to win! <^_^>
spanish - Lluvia
ReplyDeleteβροχή (vrochi) -- Greek for Rain....
ReplyDeleteelizabeth @ bookattict . com
Most of the English words I know about rain are said, so I will offer you something else:
ReplyDeletevihm = rain
Now you can guess which language it is. :)
jajajaja You got me, inga... I jumped over to your site double-time and saw you're in ESTONIA!! So, is it Estonian? Finnish? Russian?!
DeleteAwesome makin' me work for it!
"The water cycle is continuing! Who said we're lacking water?!" Yes, a direct quote! xD
ReplyDeleteMisting. It's not quiet a sprinkle yet just sorta misting.
ReplyDeleteAme = Rain in Japanese =)
no chance of rain (which has been our forecast for over a year)
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God's urination
ReplyDeleteOne of my friends from college and I used to call it "plipping" when it was a bit heavier than a drizzle, but more sporadic than actual rain :) Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLaura (BookcaseLaura -at- gmail -dot- com)
Rain in polish is deszcz! Too much rain is za dużo deszczu. We get too much rain in Florida.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
Deluge (I was listening to an audio book earlier and the reader pronounced it really oddly).
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ReplyDelete"Ame" <--Japanese
ReplyDeleteDownpour
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance to win your giveaway.
Pioggia= rain in Italian
ReplyDeleteFa l'acqua a catinelle= it's raining cats and dogs
Diluvia= heavy rain
"Ulan"..Pilipino word..:)
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Being formerly from Michigan, I'm going to go with 'thin snow'. Every inch of rain equals 10 inches of snow...just be glad it is rain!
ReplyDeleteLol, het regent pijpestelen, is Dutch, for heavy rain. Miezer is another word for when you can't really say it is raining, but it not really dry either.
ReplyDeletei am seriously in disadvantage here.. i'm number 70+..
ReplyDeleteRain = Bi (in korean), Yǔ (in chinese), pluvia (in latin), regen (in dutch), pioggia (in italian), F̄n tk (in thai), mvua (in swahili)
Rain Kissed!
ReplyDeleteMy father always said-It is raining cats and dogs!!
ReplyDeleteSunshowers
ReplyDeleteIt's a grand soft day - Irish
It's raining old women and sticks - Welsh
proudarmymom32(at)yahoo(dot)com
The sky is crying....
ReplyDeleteHow about, it's drip-dropping outside? A creative way of saying it's raining, I hope?
ReplyDeleteДождь, ливень is rain in Russian :)
ReplyDeleteDribble, Drencher, Monsoon
ReplyDeleteThe clouds have opened, pelting, rainfall, Scotch mist, etc. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDelete雨 The character for rain in both Chinese and Japanese, but they have different pronunciations. Ame(あめ) in Japanese and Yǔ in Chinese.
ReplyDeletekinda hard this late in the game lol
ReplyDeleteBUT I'll toss in AINRA ... pig latin for rain hehe
der Regen = rain in German
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
Cloud Drippings
ReplyDeleteThe angels are crying.
ReplyDeleteI would call it cat-and-dog weather. Thanks for the giveaway! Megan S.
ReplyDeleteGods tears. Regenen is the Dutch word for rain. The Portugese word is chover or chuva. Pissing down is another one I have heard from some old gentlemen down here in the south! Thanks so much for this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteJaime
Heaven sweating from its labors. Earth cleansing. soft crystaline peltings, watery diamond sheets,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway. Fun.
Ciao,
Carole
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DeleteIt's Carole again. My blog (see above comment...about returning the favor of following U via Linky and joining GFC) is http://www.thefatandtheskinnyonwellness.com/
ReplyDeleteAppreciate your support in helping me grow.
Ciao, once again. ;-)
Well all the English words I know are already said so I'm going to give you the Bulgarian word for rain and that is: "Дъжд".
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway and for making it international!
April showers bring May flowers.
ReplyDeleteGod's spitting us (and bowling when there's thunder).
The sky is falling...
Thanks for the giveaway!
can't read 100 comments! but hoping mine won't be a repeat to bore you ;)!
ReplyDeletedewdrops from heaven...
Lietus - that's 'rain' in Lithuanian:)
ReplyDeleteEvaporation in reverse.
ReplyDeleteAlright, I see you got "deszcz" which means rain in Polish. What about drizzle? It's "mżawka" in Polish. Or maybe a downpour? It's "ulewa". :)
ReplyDeleteHow about cloud sweat?
ReplyDelete@Jasmyn: would that be re-vaporation? LOL
Wet stuff
ReplyDeleteLiquid Life that Falls from the Sky?
ReplyDeleteNot sure if anyone else said that but I got tired of reading all the comments lol.
Thanks for the giveaway! Emily G.-D.
Cloudburst! haha It's a synonym, I looked it up :)
ReplyDeleteEverything has already been said, pretty much; as in other words for rain. How about a Torrent? I can only think of forms rain can take on. Such as hurricanes, monsoons,and storms- It's storming out!. And the ASL way of saying rain. You would hold your hands up in front of you with your fingers spread (they represent the droplets of rain) and you would sweep them downwards quickly several times to mimic the rain falling. (Nikki Marie on rafflecopter)
ReplyDeletechuva - rain in Portuguese :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for the giveaway.
Rain = Hujan (Bahasa)
ReplyDeleteShower!
ReplyDeleteRain is ulan in Filipino. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteAngel tears.
ReplyDeleteDrizzle
ReplyDeletePitter patter :D i heard that discribe rain before lol!! XD thanks for the great giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteIts spitting outside. =)
ReplyDeleteDon't know if you have any of these yet but I found this online:
ReplyDeleterain in Danish is regn, regne
rain in Dutch is regenen
rain in Finnish is sade, sataa
rain in French is pleuvoir, pleuvois, pluviale, pleuvez, vaser
rain in German is regnen, Regen
rain in Italian is pioggia, agitarsi, piovere
rain in Latin is pluvia
rain in Norwegian is regn
rain in Portuguese is chover, chuva
rain in Spanish is lluvia, llover
rain in Swedish is regn, regna
Heaven's Tears
ReplyDeleteMy sister gave this suggestion: Torrent of descending moisture.
Thanks for the giveaway. :)
Pam
someone said Precipitating! :) I always say it's participating.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the contest.
"It's pretty wet out there..."
ReplyDeleteniar is rain backwards.
ReplyDeleteSleet. Some also use "It's wet outside."
ReplyDeleteRain in Greek is vrohi.
ReplyDeleteRain in Tamil : Mazhai
ReplyDeleteRain in Hindi : Barisa
what about the rain in songs :) "it's raining men"
ReplyDeleteor this one Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain by Ladysmith Black Mambazo. It reflects the tranquility of the pouring rain
Cloudburst, in Filipino drizzle is "Ambon" :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! :)
Dazd = rain in Slovak. (missing the accents)
ReplyDeletecloudburst krystlekouture at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteNot necessarily that it means rain, but my favorite type of rain is a sun shower. There's just something almost magical about it raining while the sun is still shining. Also, I love seeing the rainbows during sun showers.
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chubasco, aguacero (in Spanish)
ReplyDeletethanks for the giveaway!
Lluvia - Rain in Spanish!
ReplyDeleteGracias for the giveaway! ^^
down-poring
ReplyDeleteSade = Rain in Finnish :)
ReplyDelete비 [bi] in Korean. Do you know that there's an actor/singer who's name is Rain/Bi? He's Korean :)
ReplyDeletesprinkling
ReplyDeleteTeardrops from the clouds. <3
ReplyDelete강수량 - Korean for "precipitation"
ReplyDeleteprecipitation
ReplyDeleteIt's comming down in buckets.
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