Gullywasher
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gullywasher is a noun meaning (US, informal, Southern US, Midwestern US, Western US) An intense, but usually short-lived, rainstorm.
Meaning
(US, informal, Southern US, Midwestern US, Western US) An intense, but usually short-lived, rainstorm.
Example Sentences
"Then maybe some preacher got a tad too zealous on Sunday" Thinking of his " frog-strangler," Lucy said, "In Montana, we'd call this a gullywasher." " Gullywasher. I like that." She could hear him, up there on the island in Thomas Jefferson's .
Word Forms
- gullywashers
- gully-washer
- gully washer
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gully washer, gully-raker, gutter, gulch, guttersnipe, gutterblood.
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