onding

noun

on·​ding

ˈänˌdiŋ

plural -s

chiefly Scottish

: a heavy fall of rain or snow

the rain was such an onding by now

—Maristan Chapman

Word History

Etymology

on entry 2 + ding, verb (to beat) (after the verb phrase ding on)

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