shower down

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shower down

Meteors shower down through the night sky.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To fall or descend in great quantity or abundance: The phrase "shower down" describes something falling or being released in a dense, plentiful, or widespread manner, often over a wide area.
Usage
  • The verb "shower down" is typically used to describe natural phenomena (like rain, meteors, or leaves) or metaphorical things (like praise, gifts, or blows) descending copiously.
  • It is often used in the passive voice ("to be showered down") or with an inanimate subject.
  • It implies a sense of volume and distribution from above.
Examples
  • Verb:
    • During the meteor storm, burning debris showered down from the sky.
    • Confetti showered down on the parade winners from the rooftops.
    • Criticism showered down on the government after the policy was announced.
Advanced Usage
  • "to shower down on/upon": This prepositional pair is commonly used to specify the target or recipient of the action.
    • Gifts showered down upon the newborn prince from well-wishers across the kingdom.
  • Used figuratively to describe non-physical things being bestowed or inflicted in large amounts.
    • Congratulations showered down on the team after their historic victory.
Variants and Related Words
  • Shower (verb): To bestow or provide in abundance. (e.g., )
  • Rain down (verb phrase): A very close synonym meaning to fall or descend in large quantities. (e.g., )
Synonyms
  • Pour down: To descend heavily and continuously.
  • Fall thick and fast: To come in large numbers and quickly.
  • Descend in showers: To come down in a shower-like manner.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Shower with: To give a large amount of something to someone. This is a more common construction when a recipient is specified.
    • The fans showered the band with flowers. (Compare to: Flowers showered down from the fans.)
Related Idioms
  • Come down in buckets/sheets: An idiom specifically for heavy rain, similar in imagery to "shower down."
    • The rain was coming down in sheets.
  • A hail of [something]: Often used for things like bullets, stones, or questions arriving forcefully and in quantity.
    • The speaker faced a hail of questions from the press.
shower down

Meteors shower down through the night sky.

Verb
  1. rain abundantly
    • Meteors showered down over half of Australia

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