Rain
Rain verb - To fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds.
Sprinkle is a synonym for rain in fall topic. In some cases you can use "Sprinkle" instead the word "Rain" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like downpour of water or other substance, drop water or other substance.
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Both words in one sentence
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Left 4 Dead 2 has the aptly titled "Hard Rain" level, where the weather rapidly devolves from a light sprinkle to torrential... torrents.
Source: When It Rains, It Pours
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Sprinkle and Rain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rain/sprinkle
Rain & Sprinkle. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rain/sprinkle>.
Sprinkle or Rain. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rain/sprinkle.
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