hail
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5.3
- noun
- /heɪl/
:
lluvia de
- Sure enough, a hail of dust signals the approach of a vehicle a mile or so away.
They had come under a hail of gunfire by soldiers trying to stop them gathering and demonstrating.
- They had come under a hail of gunfire by soldiers trying to stop them gathering and demonstrating.
- That's a hail of a notification.
Examples
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They had come under a hail of gunfire by soldiers trying to stop them gathering and demonstrating.
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John Dillinger was shot dead behind that theater in a hail of F.B.I. gunfire.
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Police cars are fighting a hail of bullets as they try to get into the area.
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I do hope you make your way out without being cut down by a hail of bullets.
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It was only luck I got away through a hail of arrows.
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Because mine is a bad gangster one, and it ends in a hail of bullets.
Fiction book (2001) -
There were clouds of tear gas, a hail of bullets, and in the midst of the battle, a policeman was killed.
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The commandos kick down the sealed bedroom door and let loose a hail of bullets.
Fiction book (1992) -
Businessman Edgar Sonrisa was cut down in a hail of gunfire at his Pacific Heights mansion late last night.
Fiction book (2000) -
The reporters had to take cover from the hail of stones thrown by angry protesters.
Synonyms
77
1.0
Many things coming quickly together at the same time
Compounds
- Archaic
Being friendly and cheerful when meeting people, sometimes too familiar
How Numerous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hail (noun, a large number thrown) uses the image of many small things falling at once, like a storm of hailstones, so a 'hail' of bullets or questions means a fast, heavy shower of them.