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pouring

noun

  1. act/process of moving a fluid, or fluid-like, substance from a container, especially into another in a controlled stream
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adjective

  1. a substance flowing from a container, especially into another container
  2. raining very hard
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɔːɹɪŋ/ / /ˈpo(ə)ɹɪŋ/

adj

  1. Flowing or falling intensely.

    pouring rain

    Steps away from where the Koningsdam docked, we hopped onto another much smaller vessel in the pouring rain, in search of whales and other wildlife.

noun

  1. The act by which something is poured.

    Liberal pourings of rum and Cokes helped lubricate the festivities.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of pour