Verb
To rain or snow; to precipitate.
Usage- Dutch
- English
- Pennsylvania
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“Boy, is it really making down! And those flakes are the kind I used to think the fairies used for cushions when I was a little kid. It won't take long to pile up several inches of that stuff. I hope it quits soon so we can go out to the trail this afternoon.”
“It's making down hard out there.” “Very hard. I almost can't see a thing.” “Cum,” Anna said, nudging him farther into the room. “Stand by the woodstove and warm your hands. You look like Jack Frost with that layer of snow on your hat.”
“Looks like it's going to make down hard.” Emma hadn't even noticed how dark the sky had grown. “I hope the tomatoes don't get waterlogged.”
“It looks like it's going to make down hard with snow.”
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Surely Jacob must have discussed this with her over the weekend at the shore. “Aenti Miriam didn't say much else. Ach, I better put the mat by the door, it's making down hard!”
To make ready or prepare (a bed).
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At length he said, feebly, “Betty, my dear, make down the bed, and help me to it—it will be the last time.”
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He complained of a sore head and wanted to sleep so Ruby set about making down the bed. Emily watched with interest as she lowered the stretcher from the wall, plumped up a straw mattress and threw a blanket over it.
Hitori's eyes slowly open and he carefully slips away from Akaya. Father and son walk down the hallway toward Hitori's room. Slowly, Hitori makes down the bed so he and Akaya can sleep more comfortably.