rainsqualls

noun

plural of rainsquall
as in ice storms

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  1. thunderstorms
  2. rainstorms
  3. cloudbursts
  4. snowstorms
Noun
  • About 100,000 thunderstorms rumble across the United States each year, but just 10% intensify into a severe thunderstorm, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    — Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of thunderstorms
Noun
  • Alas, heavy rainstorms over that weekend washed out all plans.
    — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Mosquitoes thrive in the wet conditions and high humidity that follows rainstorms.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of rainstorms
Noun
  • Last year, cloudbursts, floods and landslides caused significant loss of life and property across India.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • The storm, which hit the New York area in October, 2012, unlocked billions of dollars in resilience spending, with hurricanes, rather than heat waves or cloudbursts, as the focus.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of cloudbursts
Noun
  • Unlike those folks from the other side of the country who fill cold-weather stadiums for bad teams during snowstorms and brag about it, the local sports fans stay away from struggling teams in uncomfortable situations and shrug about it.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Our sales really dipped amidst some pretty terrible snowstorms.
    — Karla Walsh, Midwest Living, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of snowstorms
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“Rainsqualls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainsqualls. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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