pouring

English

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) enPR: pôrʹĭng, IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːɹɪŋ/
• (without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: pōrʹĭng, IPA^(key): /ˈpo(ə)ɹɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪŋ
• Homophones: poring; pawing (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger, intrusive R)

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Verb

pouring

1. present participle and gerund of pour

Noun

pouring (plural pourings)

1. The act by which something is poured.
   • 2008 March 2, Tanzina Vega, “A Taste of Colombia Rolls Through New York’s Streets”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Liberal pourings of rum and Cokes helped lubricate the festivities.

Derived terms

• inpouring
• outpouring
• pouringly

Adjective

pouring (comparative more pouring, superlative most pouring)

1. Flowing or falling intensely.

   pouring rain

   • 2018 March 13, Chaya Milchtein, “We fell for Alaska. Then we fell again”, in Salon:

     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.

Anagrams

• in-group, ingroup, rouping