RAINING Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

raining

verb

present participle of rain

as in pouring

to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds it started raining early this morning and hasn't let up since

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as in showering

to give readily and in large quantities she rained praise upon her graduating students the squadron rained bombs on the enemy's fortifications

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Recent Examples of raining Musk posted, along with a user video of the Starship debris raining down near the Atlantic Ocean. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 July 2026 They’re exhausted by the time the tournament starts, especially if it’s been raining. — Nick Pachelli, Time, 11 July 2026 In the 42nd minute, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo held the ball near midfield, and audible boos came raining down from the crowd. — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026 Just this week, Russia launched one of its largest attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine yet, an 11-hour barrage of missiles and drones raining over Kiev that killed at least 20. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 July 2026 On June 18, a similar cloud rose from the Moscow Oil Refinery on the outskirts of the capital, sending greasy black droplets raining down. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 On June 18, a similar cloud rose from the Moscow Oil Refinery on the capital’s outskirts, with greasy black droplets raining down. — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 The skirt featured a more sparse cascade of flower petals that created the illusion of petals raining down around the singer's legs. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 28 June 2026 The tournament has been beset with fears over seat pricing and turnout, but the Azteca stadium was full and in carnival mode, with beer and paper sombreros raining from the stands. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 12 June 2026

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Yet companies are pouring vast amounts of money into data centers and expensive software from the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic.

— Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
When the polls closed, at six o’clock, thousands of actas started pouring in.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

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At some point in the mid-1850s, the river Padma suddenly carved a new path through the village of his ancestors in modern-day Bangladesh, flooding their homes and scattering them across the Indian subcontinent.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Trump weaponized that hostility, emphasizing a narrative of Maduro flooding American streets with fentanyl and mentally ill criminals.

— Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026