# downpouring

Pronunciation: US say "DOWN-paw-ring" /ˈdaʊn.pɔɹ.ɪŋ/; UK say "DOWN-paw-ing" /ˈdaʊn.pɔː(ɹ).ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of downpour. — present participle and gerund of downpour
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of downpour. Use it after "is" or "was", often with "it" for heavy rain.
   - _By the time the game started, it was downpouring and the field had turned to mud._
   - _Downpouring rain flooded the underpass within an hour._

## Noun

2. The pouring down of something, as of rain or snow from the sky.
   - Simple: Something pouring down, like rain or snow falling from the sky.
   - _A steady downpouring of ash from the volcano buried the village roads._
   - _The spring downpourings filled the reservoir to the brim._

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