pouring rain
noun
: rain falling in large drops and with a lot of force
standing in the pouring rain
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Aniston walked gingerly toward the ballroom to find her seat to avoid slipping on the wet floor as water made its way inside the hotel from the pouring rain outside.
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Pamela Avila, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Sunday morning, Rosales and a few other volunteers biked up to a woman selling empanadas in the pouring rain.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The Herald headed out in the pouring rain this week as the CRT members were walking the beat.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Thankfully, yes — even in the pouring rain.
—Maureen Carrig, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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Pamela Avila, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Sunday morning, Rosales and a few other volunteers biked up to a woman selling empanadas in the pouring rain.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The Herald headed out in the pouring rain this week as the CRT members were walking the beat.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Thankfully, yes — even in the pouring rain.
—Maureen Carrig, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pouring rain
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“Pouring rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pouring%20rain. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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