Synonyms of pouring

pouring 1 of 2

adjective

as in rainy

marked by or abounding with rain

a pouring, miserable day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rainy
• wet
• precipitating
• spitting
• drizzling
• sprinkling
• stormy
• drippy
• misty
• drizzly
• mizzly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry

pouring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of pour

1

as in streaming

to cause to flow in a stream

she lifted the teakettle and poured some hot water from the spout

Synonyms & Similar Words

• streaming
• flooding
• spooning
• trickling
• ladling
• inundating
• overflowing
• cascading
• deluging

2

as in flowing

to move in a stream

water gently pouring down the canal toward the dam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flowing
• streaming
• dripping
• rolling
• running
• rushing
• flooding
• issuing
• emanating
• springing
• rippling
• gushing
• racing
• trickling
• arising
• spurting
• inundating
• flushing
• effusing
• overflowing
• coursing
• spouting
• deluging
• swamping
• engulfing
• dribbling
• overrunning
• fountaining
• cascading
• riffling
• sheeting
• disemboguing
• guttering
• washing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• backing up
• hardening
• setting
• clotting
• coagulating
• congealing
• gelling

3

as in rushing

to flow out in great quantities or with force

tears pouring down his cheeks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rushing
• streaming
• rolling
• gushing
• splashing
• spewing
• squirting
• spurting
• spouting
• jetting
• washing
• running
• flooding
• swooshing
• flushing
• issuing
• sloshing
• surging
• cascading
• swelling
• drowning
• sluicing
• inundating
• overflowing
• submerging
• swamping
• engulfing
• plashing
• deluging
• overwhelming
• fountaining
• submersing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dripping
• dropping
• trickling
• sprinkling
• dribbling
• bleeding
• leaking
• weeping
• seeping
• straining
• oozing
• percolating
• spattering
• exuding

4

as in raining

to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds

it's pouring outside, so you'd better take an umbrella

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raining
• flooding
• precipitating
• storming
• drowning
• spitting
• showering
• raining cats and dogs
• inundating
• hailing
• engulfing
• squalling
• swamping
• deluging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spitting
• sprinkling
• drizzling
• misting
• mizzling

5

as in heaping

to give readily and in large quantities

repeatedly poured money into the revitalization of the downtown area

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heaping
• lavishing
• showering
• raining
• flooding
• streaming
• gushing
• inundating
• overflowing
• hailing
• bombarding
• overwhelming
• swamping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeping
• retaining
• reserving
• withholding
• holding back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pouring

Verb

In August 2025, the husband took a video of himself pouring a Celsius into a cup, trying to see if something was in it. — Julia Coin november 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026

Microsoft has forged relationships in recent years with a number of neoclouds, including CoreWeave, Nebius, Chronoscale, IREN, Lambda and Nscale, as well as with Oracle, which is pouring money into building out AI infrastructure. — Jordan Novet,seema Mody, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

One can imagine her in the kitchen, making a simple meal or pouring a glass of whisky on the rocks. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026

With rain pouring down in Tampa, the Bucs leaned on their running game and bulldozed Atlanta for a franchise-record 324 rushing yards in a 16-0 victory. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Choose between classic black, dark brown, and pebbled beige, then get ready for the compliments to come pouring in. — Abby Hepworth, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026

Crews were seen pouring water onto the home as thick smoke filled the air. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

In the accompanying film, a woman in gold walks through the lobby as other guests also make their way through the space, taking phone calls in their rooms, stopping at the front desk, pouring tea and waiting for something — or someone — to happen. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026

Lebanese tape culture was a one-way mirror, reflecting the cultural imports pouring in while nothing produced at home was allowed to leave. — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026