pouring rain
noun
: rain falling in large drops and with a lot of force
standing in the pouring rain
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Tuan, along with several others who had been on board, clung onto the overturned boat and waited for another two hours in pouring rain until emergency crews arrived.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
From a Motor City freeway in the pouring rain to the bucolic streets of the Grosse Pointes, the Escalade feels cushy and in command.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 16 July 2025
Hard economic data is pouring rain on the market’s march back to record levels.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 18 June 2025
After several weekends of pouring rain, we were recently granted a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
From a Motor City freeway in the pouring rain to the bucolic streets of the Grosse Pointes, the Escalade feels cushy and in command.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 16 July 2025
Hard economic data is pouring rain on the market’s march back to record levels.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 18 June 2025
After several weekends of pouring rain, we were recently granted a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
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“Pouring rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pouring%20rain. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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