Dark clouds gather before heavy rain.

Meaning: Clouds that lack light or brightness are coming together before a lot of water falls from the sky.

Choice of Words: Dark means lacking light or brightness. Clouds are visible masses of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Gather means to come together or accumulate. Before means in front of or ahead of in time or place. Heavy means having a lot of weight. Rain is water that falls from the sky in drops.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Clouds gather before rain.
• Clouds gather sky dark rain.
• The heavy rain fell from the dark clouds.
• The heavy rain poured down from the dark clouds.
• Heavy rain poured down from the dark clouds.
• Heavy rain falls from dark clouds.
• Heavy rain fell from dark sky.
• Squirrels gather acorns, like ants gather food.
• Dark clouds gather quickly overhead.
• Dark clouds gather overhead fast.