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Droplets bouncing off surfaces are an everyday phenomenon, like raindrops bouncing off lotus leaves or water drops sizzling in a hot pan, levitating and sliding around—aka the Leidenfrost effect.—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025 So far, Bergvall and Gray have walked between the raindrops.—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 The raindrops were like the kisses of a thousand women on the lips of her father.—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025 Dense leaves intercept raindrops, softening their blow to the soil.—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for raindrop
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of raindrop was
before the 12th century
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