pouring

pour-ing · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of pour; causing liquid to flow in a steady stream.

  2. 2.

    (of rain) Falling heavily.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    pouring rain — very heavy rain
  • •
    it's pouring — it's raining heavily

Related words

Antonyms: dripping, trickling
See also: pour, poured, rain
Synonyms: cascading, flowing, streaming

Etymology

Present participle of pour, from Middle English pouren.