Rain begins to fall.

Meaning: This means that it is starting to rain.

Choice of Words: Rain is water that falls from the sky in droplets. Begins means to start or to initiate an action. Fall means to descend or to move downward due to gravity.

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Raindrops start to trickle down.

Meaning: This also means that it is starting to rain, but it emphasizes that the rain is light and falling in small drops. It's like saying, Small drops of water are falling from the sky.

Choice of Words: Raindrops are the individual drops of water that make up rain. Start means to begin or to come into existence. Trickle means to flow slowly and in small drops. Down means to move from a higher place to a lower place. When you put them together, "Raindrops start to trickle down" means that individual drops of water are starting to fall slowly from the sky.

The sky weeps with tears of rain.

Meaning: This means that it is raining a lot. It's like saying, The sky is crying with big drops of water.

Choice of Words: Sky is the vast expanse of air and space above the earth. Weeps means to cry or shed tears. Tears are drops of liquid that come from the eyes when someone cries. Rain is the water that falls from the sky when clouds get too heavy. When you put them together, "The sky weeps with tears of rain" is a poetic way of saying that it is raining heavily.

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