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pouring en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈpo(ə)ɹɪŋ/ without the horse–hoarse merger
  • pôrʹĭng (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • pōrʹĭng without the horse–hoarse merger
  • /ˈpɔːɹɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. Flowing or falling intensely.
    • 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. 2018 March 13, Chaya Milchtein, “We fell for Alaska. Then we fell again”, in Salon:
    • pouring rain

Forms

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more pouring Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most pouring Degree=Sup lexicographic

pouring en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈpo(ə)ɹɪŋ/ without the horse–hoarse merger
  • pôrʹĭng (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • pōrʹĭng without the horse–hoarse merger
  • /ˈpɔːɹɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. The act by which something is poured.
    • Liberal pourings of rum and Cokes helped lubricate the festivities. 2008 March 2, Tanzina Vega, “A Taste of Colombia Rolls Through New York’s Streets”, in New York Times:

Forms

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pourings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

pouringly · inpouring · outpouring

pouring en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈpo(ə)ɹɪŋ/ without the horse–hoarse merger
  • pôrʹĭng (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • pōrʹĭng without the horse–hoarse merger
  • /ˈpɔːɹɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of pour
    form of pour