cloudburst

Questions about cloudburst

What does cloudburst mean?

cloudburst means "a heavy rain".

How many syllables are in cloudburst?

cloudburst has 2 syllables: cloud-burst. The stress falls on "cloud". In IPA it is /ˈklaʊdˌbɝst/.

What is another word for cloudburst?

Close synonyms include downpour, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cloudburst a common word?

cloudburst is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with cloudburst?

2 words rhyme with cloudburst. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.