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rain shower vs sprinkling

sprinkling vs rain shower

rain shower and sprinkling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rain shower Yes No No No
sprinkling Yes No No No
As nouns, sprinkling is a hyponym of rain shower; that is, sprinkling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rain shower:
  • rain shower: a brief period of precipitation
  • sprinkling: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
Other hyponyms of rain shower include scattering, sprinkle.
rain shower (noun) sprinkling (noun)
a brief period of precipitation the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
the act of sprinkling or splashing water
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
Difference between rain shower and sprinkling

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