Rebus with a Twist

Question

There is an 8-letter word hidden in this rebus.
The rebus is a riddle.

What is the 8 letter word?

EDIT: THAW should be TAHW, sorry 'bout that

$\begingroup$ Flooding, thats what rain and thaw bring;) $\endgroup$
– Preet
May 4, 2018 at 5:32 — Preet, May 4, 2018 at 5:32

Phylyp · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-04 05:47:45Z

8

What goes up when the rain comes down?

It is an:

Umbrella

Explanation

WHAT is written bottom-to-top, RAIN is written top-to-bottom. That is the rebus itself.

The riddle itself is a chestnut.

Edit - interesting question raised by Preet in the comments, as

The first word is WAHT (or THAW) and not WHAT (or TAHW).

answered May 4, 2018 at 5:44

Phylyp

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$\begingroup$ So, it should be what instead of waht? $\endgroup$
– Preet
May 4, 2018 at 5:45
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$\begingroup$ Ha ha, nice spot, I saw what I wanted to see, not what was actually in the image! Let's see "waht" the OP says 🙂 $\endgroup$
– Phylyp
May 4, 2018 at 5:48
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$\begingroup$ Lol, nice answer though +1;) $\endgroup$
– Preet
May 4, 2018 at 5:49
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$\begingroup$ Oh noes, did not notice that mistake :/ $\endgroup$
– u-ndefined
May 4, 2018 at 5:52
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$\begingroup$ Haha does'nt matter ever the answerer didn't notice;) $\endgroup$
– Preet
May 4, 2018 at 5:53

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