strangler



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!

a (real) toad-strangler

A particularly heavy or torrential downpour of rain. (Chiefly heard in the southern United States.) It's a real toad-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 toad-strangler like this!

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LammertLAHM-mərtDutch
Kunala-Sanskrit
SerpİL-Turkish
HrÓ&Eth;ÓLfr-Ancient Scandinavian
EnniEN-neeFinnish
KornelKAWR-nel (Polish)Polish, Czech, Slovak