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

Reactions are pouring in after news broke of the death of legendary NFL coach Mike Ditka, and one of the best came from Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

National Republican groups have been pouring money to prop up his campaign, but polls continue to show Talarico either tied with or ahead of Paxton in a state that has been dominated by Republicans for three decades. — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Instead of pouring concrete for years at a remote location, engineers construct the reactor inside a factory. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Ingalls, Newell and Lopes joined new arrivals Kretzschmar, Sarabia, Lee and Norris in pouring lines of ketamine on Doe’s body and snorting them. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2026

All seven are accused of pouring lines of Ketamine all over her body and snorting them, per the lawsuit. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Outside groups are now pouring millions into Kansas to defend the seat that once sat safely outside the Senate battlefield. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Nestled in Castleberry Hill's vibrant arts district, the brewery has evolved into both a neighborhood gathering spot and an economic incubator focused on pouring back into the community. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

There will be 207 breweries pouring beer, according to the GABF directory online, which is a lot. — Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026