downpouring
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English
[edit ]Etymology 1
[edit ]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit ]downpouring
- present participle and gerund of downpour
Etymology 2
[edit ]From downpour + -ing , or equivalent to down- + pouring .
Noun
[edit ]downpouring (plural downpourings )
- The act of something being poured down.
- 2004, Irving Werner, Dancing Down the Street: And Other Stories, page 100:
- It snowed heavily and often, but the white downpourings were gentle, products of kindness rather than rancor — heaven applying face powder to blemishes[...]