In ten minutes the rain lightened, and soon it was barely sprinkling.

In fact, whenever the rain lightened and the wind blew from the South China Sea, he could hear the far-off rumble of war.

I studied the countryside, wishing the rain would arrive and lighten the air.

The rain lightened into a damp drizzle which plastered clothing to the body but did not beat on our uncovered heads.

The last thunderclap sounded far behind me, and the rain lightened to a drizzle.

Just as he was about to scream out if there was shelter nearby, the wind started to die down and the rain lightened.

He turned back to the field, where the rain had lightened to a drizzle and the wind seemed all but spent.

The rain had lightened again to a mere mist in the air.

Outside, the heavy rain had lightened to a drizzle.

The rain lightened, so that a strange watery sunlight penetrated the clouds.