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Word: Hail
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English hagol, hægl (noun), hagalian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hagel and German Hagel
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
heɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds
Short Definition:pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds
Examples:- rain and hail bounced on the tiled roof
Word: Hail
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
heɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
hail falls
Short Definition:hail falls
Examples:- it hailed so hard we had to stop
Definition:
(of a large number of objects) fall or be hurled forcefully
Short Definition:fall or be hurled forcefully
Examples:- missiles and bombs hail down from the sky
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