pouring rain
noun
: rain falling in large drops and with a lot of force
standing in the pouring rain
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Thankfully, yes — even in the pouring rain.
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Maureen Carrig, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Earlier that season, cameras zoomed in on Glenn during a game in Green Bay in the pouring rain.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
This means the AirPods are mostly protected against dust and can easily handle sweat and pouring rain.
—PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
But both the 1957 Italian miniseries and the 1980 BBC television version stay out of the mud entirely, having their Elizabeths arrive at Netherfield in pouring rain, merely bedraggled.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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Maureen Carrig, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Earlier that season, cameras zoomed in on Glenn during a game in Green Bay in the pouring rain.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
This means the AirPods are mostly protected against dust and can easily handle sweat and pouring rain.
—PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
But both the 1957 Italian miniseries and the 1980 BBC television version stay out of the mud entirely, having their Elizabeths arrive at Netherfield in pouring rain, merely bedraggled.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Pouring rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pouring%20rain. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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