Recent Examples on the WebThe sun was shining Saturday and there was not a raindrop in sight. Deena Lawley-dixon, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022 The mountain is the only place in the country where a raindrop can land and wind up in one of three places: the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, or Hudson Bay. Katie Jackson, Outside Online, 6 Sep. 2022 Once storms end near and after sunset, a raindrop remains possible till about midnight. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 With so many in need, aid that does arrive can disappear like a raindrop in the sand. Cara Anna, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022 Light enters an ice crystal or raindrop and slows down, but each color slows down, and is resultantly refracted, or bent, at slightly different speeds and angles. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 There is a feeling, an experience, of being you—a feeling that a frying pan, a raindrop, or a lump of sugar does not have. Camille Bromley, The Atlantic, 18 July 2022 Saturday may have had its bright and shining hours, but many of us did not need to look for to see the atmosphere preparing to convert itself to a raindrop production footing. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 17 July 2022 Here are some names to consider for your own raindrop, also listed in order of popularity. Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 22 June 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of raindrop was before the 12th century