thick-falling

The natives of Tahiti have a like explanation for the thick-falling rain-drops that dimple the surface of the ocean, heralding an approaching storm, -- they are tears of the heaven-god.

The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Alexander F. Chamberlain

Already the rising wind began to whirl the thick-falling flakes in smothering wreaths, and Lund groaned in spirit as, following the tracks of his last trip, the stanch little horse galloped down the ice.

Adrift in the Ice-Fields Charles W. Hall

There being nothing in the outside creation to attract my attention, I drew the apron of the carriage about me, and settling myself well back on the seat to avoid the thick-falling mist, fell into a train of dreamy reflection.

Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time James R. Gilmore

Scarcely had the sagacious animals given tongue, when Sakalar, through the thick-falling snow and amid the gloom, saw a dull heavy mass rolling directly toward the tent.

International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 Various

In spite of the cold I stepped to the outer door to listen, and stood there gazing out upon the thick-falling snow, busy with my thoughts.

Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

In the thick-falling snow and darkness they had been forced to relinquish the search until daylight should come to their assistance.

Troop One of the Labrador Dillon Wallace 1901

Nothing moved, save the thick-falling, feathery, frozen vapor, and the world was again very beautiful and very mysterious.

The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range Hamlin Garland 1900

The air was dark with the thick-falling snow; the wind seemed to blow in every direction by turns, but chiefly against them, blinding their eyes with the snow and making it necessary to use no small effort to keep on their way.

The Wide, Wide World 1892

Yet pleasant here, the leaves thick-falling, the ground brown with them already; rich coloring, yellows of all hues, pale and dark-green, shades from lightest to richest red—all set in and toned down by the prevailing brown of the earth and gray of the sky.

Autumn Side-Bits. Specimen Days 1892

The thick-falling drops were drenching the piazza, and its pavement was bubbling like a lake.

The Eternal City Hall Caine 1892