how do we discribe rain

fatcat · May 20, 2009, 09:28:31 PM

If you have not yet noticed, English is my second language. Trying to have some fun with the depressing rain, I would love to pick you'all brain a little. Let's have some fun and see how many expressing we can find to describe the rain. I will start with the only one I know:

"it is raining cats and dogs"

Charles Hunter · May 20, 2009, 09:57:45 PM

"it's a frog strangler"

reednavy · May 20, 2009, 10:51:43 PM

gully washer

CrysG · May 20, 2009, 11:18:06 PM

Mine is simple, downpour.

My grandmother used to say "Nice weather for ducks!"

BridgeTroll · May 21, 2009, 07:14:53 AM

Coming down in sheets...

Perfect for ark building...

Springfielder · May 21, 2009, 10:27:25 AM

the sky's opened up

coming down in buckets

Doctor_K · May 21, 2009, 10:38:22 AM

"perfect napping-on-the-couch weather"

Shwaz · May 21, 2009, 10:55:41 AM

"Memorial weekend killer"

Cliffs_Daughter · May 21, 2009, 10:59:28 AM

Time to visit the shores of Confederate Lake again!!

David · May 21, 2009, 11:06:45 AM

It's raining so much that River road actually becomes part of the river.

Or if it's a kid asking why it's raining I like to say "God's crying" when they ask why i like to reply "probably because of something you did" - Jack Handy

How about this old superstition: If the sun's shining at the same time that it's raining it's because the devil's beating his wife.

Who knew Satan had a wife?

Shwaz · May 21, 2009, 11:16:48 AM

Deep thought's with Jack Handy

David · May 21, 2009, 11:18:06 AM

yep, i'd better quote him on that!

Jason · May 21, 2009, 04:01:42 PM

Rain:
a deluge from above
liquid torrent
the clouds are spitting
good hair day wrecker

Thunder & Lighting:
God bowled a strike

David · May 21, 2009, 05:28:42 PM

right, the angels are bowling!

hooplady · May 21, 2009, 05:52:05 PM

goose-drownder (I have no idea why geese would drown but that's what my Dad called it)

how do we discribe rain

CrysG