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Meanings of driving rain in English

Russian
проливной дождь

Torrential rain.

проливной дождь
Synonyms
Examples for "torrential rain"
Examples for "torrential rain"
1
It was of rare violence: torrential rain accompanied by incessant lightning strikes.
Climbing Magazine
2
Forecasters have warned of three days of torrential rain in north-west China.
BBC
3
Twenty-seven homes were destroyed in 2005 when torrential rain… Read more Audio
Radio NZ
4
Four people have died in floods in southwestern Germany after torrential rain.
BBC
5
He could hear it even above the sound of the torrential rain.
The Rains Came
Usage of driving rain in English
1
High winds and driving rain left a number of roads impassable yesterday.
The Irish Times
2
The shadows of the forest were barely discernible through the driving rain.
Madcap
3
Through the gusts of driving rain we could hardly see the way.
Through the Brazilian Wilderness
4
During the first half, played in driving rain, Cushendall controlled matters firmly.
The Irish Times
5
Gregor Townsend failed to convert however, in the wind and driving rain.
The Irish Times
6
After one cold, driving rain in mid-October, the leaves started to fall.
Pet Sematary
7
So, amid the driving rain, the little group toiled in the darkness.
Sir Nigel
8
Head ducked against the driving rain, Nicholas led the twins between vehicles.
The Sorceress
9
Hard, driving rain stung my face and drenched my hair and clothes.
Grave Secrets
10
On July 14 Prosper left Wanmeeting at a gallop, in the driving rain.
The Forest Lovers
11
Night was already setting in, and a driving rain flew before the gale.
Friends, though divided: A Tale of the Civil War
12
A car came roaring out of the driving rain, headed right at me.
Hell to pay
13
I remember C. and I, being belated and lost in a driving rain.
The Land of Footprints
14
Staring absently out at the driving rain, he said, There was another reason.
Outlander
15
Beyond lay a blurred vista of driving rain and dripping trees.
Alton of Somasco: A Romance of the Great Northwest
16
The walls are thin but firm, and proof against the most driving rain.
Wake-Robin
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Translations for driving rain
Driving rain through the time
Driving rain across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common