rainier; rainiest
: marked by, abounding with, or bringing rain
rainy weather
Examples of rainy in a Sentence
found that the stretch of cold, rainy weather made his joints swell and ache
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Trending Nationally Atmospheric river heading into Bay Area, will bring first major storms of winter rainy season
Boston is spending millions on bike lanes amid a budget crunch.
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The Denver Post, 20 Nov. 2024
Loading your audio article The first atmospheric river storm of the season is forecast to slam into Northern California starting Wednesday, a powerful system expected to bring the rainiest weather to the Bay Area in nearly nine months.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Here is what the remainder of November and December is predicted to look like, according to The Old Farmers' Almanac.
November
Nov. 10-21: Sunny, then rainy.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2024
Through rainy conditions, the Chiefs and Bucs both got off to slow starts in this game with Kansas City owning a 3-0 lead after the first quarter.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Denver Post, 20 Nov. 2024
Loading your audio article The first atmospheric river storm of the season is forecast to slam into Northern California starting Wednesday, a powerful system expected to bring the rainiest weather to the Bay Area in nearly nine months.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
Here is what the remainder of November and December is predicted to look like, according to The Old Farmers' Almanac.
November
Nov. 10-21: Sunny, then rainy.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2024
Through rainy conditions, the Chiefs and Bucs both got off to slow starts in this game with Kansas City owning a 3-0 lead after the first quarter.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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Rainy
geographical name
river 80 miles (129 kilometers) long on the Canada–U.S. boundary between Ontario and Minnesota flowing from Rainy Lake into Lake of the Woods
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