Here is a list of words which we frequently read/hear during the monsoon season. This list is incomplete and it will be updated regularly. You are welcome to send in words which you read/hear repeatedly during this rainy season and we add them also to the list constantly.
- Lash (verb) – hit/beat/thrash violently/forcefully.
- Batter (verb) – pummel, hit, lash, strike repeatedly.
- Pummel (verb) – batter, lash, hit repeatedly.
- Waterlogged (adjective) – saturate/fill with water, full of water.
- Downpour (noun) – a heavy rainfall.
- Wade through (phrasal verb) – walk through (the waterlogged road/way/place).
- Snarl up (noun) – block something from moving, traffic jam.
- Inundation (noun) – flooding, flood water, covering/flooding with water.
- Rampant (adjective)- uncontrolled, unchecked, unhindered, unrestrained.
- Futile (adjective) – pointless, useless, vain, ineffective, unsucessful.
- Irrigation (noun) – supply of water to farm land to grow crops & plants.
- Incessant (adjective) – unceasing, non stop, constant, persistent.
- Persistent (adjective) – continuing, constant, uninterrupted, steady.
- Intermittent (adjective) – not continuous/steady, irregular, patchy, scattered.
- Torrent (noun) – (of water) flood, deluge, steam, gushing.
- Deluge (noun) – flood, torrent, overflow of an area with water.
- Clog (verb) – block, fill up, congest, jam.
- Torrential (adjective) – (of rain) heavy, severe, copious, rapid, relentless.
- Unprecedented (adjective) – unparalled, unmatched, unusual.
- Depression (noun) – a region with low air pressure, an area of low atmospheric pressure, cyclone/low pressure area.
- Succour (noun) – aid, help, assistance, relief, support.
- Scurry (verb) – hurry, rush, run (Eg: The heavy rain sent residents scurrying for cover).
- Maroon (verb) – strand, leave isolate, abandon.
- Havoc (noun) – devastation, damage, catastrophe.
- Drench (verb) – wet throughly/completely/extremely, soak, submerge, inundate, flood.
Note:
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- Synonyms provided for the words above are my personal work and not that of Oxford University Press.
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