a (real) frog-strangler

A particularly heavy or torrential downpour of rain. (Chiefly heard in the southern United States.) It's a real frog-strangler out there today—looks like we'll have to have our barbecue another day. There's no way I'm biking to work in a frog-strangler like this!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
AntÓN	an-TAWN	Galician
Jaron (2)	-	English (Modern)
Peninnah	pi-NIN-ə (English), pee-NIN-ə (English)	Biblical
Justin	JUS-tin (English), zhoo-STEN (French)	English, French, Slovene
Millie	MIL-ee	English
Vappu	VAHP-poo	Finnish