raining

present participle of rain
1
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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2
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 The Yankees clubhouse was raining beer. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 The 28-year-old wideout then turned his attention toward the fanbase, imploring the Giants faithful to allow Dart space to grow and make mistakes without raining down criticism upon him. Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 While things got too close for comfort at times, the Hurricanes played through raining conditions and a sputtering offensive performance to dispatch the Florida Gators 26-7. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025 Their house had gotten swept away debris, parts of their houses were raining on them and, and hitting them and injuring them. Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2025 Brother Dusk detonates explosives that shatter the cryonic chamber of Cleon clones, bodies raining down in blood and glass, before plucking a single embryo from the wreckage to bait Demerzel’s deepest programming. Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025 In August, Russia’s aerial assaults on Ukraine slowed markedly, with 4,288 projectiles raining down on Ukrainian cities, an average of 138 per day. Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 No, nothing like those fly-swatters raining down on the court at Miami Arena when the Heat won the teams’ inaugural Miami meeting in 1989. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025 Motorists laid on their horns as cheers went up from the crowd and shredded paper began raining down from the skyscraper windows above. Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raining
Verb
  • Morocco Anti-government protests fueled by anger over Morocco pouring money into preparations for the 2030 World Cup instead of public services have raged in the country for nearly a week.
    Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Eyes raised to the sky, blood pouring down his face into a white towel being held beneath his chin, Quinton Brown let out a roar.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • In a way, Vitale has cast himself as The Visitor from Teorema, storming into the Versace household and making a bit of a mess.
    Ludwig Hurtado, Them., 29 Sep. 2025
  • Virginia can expect a fine for the field storming.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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  • The hours leading up to those high tides could see flooding too, with levels dropping lowest during low tide.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Ochsner Health did not answer questions about flooding preparations at Choctaw General.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Raining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raining. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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