# raining

Pronunciation: say "RAY-ning" /ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of rain. — present participle and gerund of rain
   - Simple: Present participle of rain. Use this form for rain that is falling right now.
   - _Heavy clouds gathered before it started raining over the valley._
   - _By dawn it was still raining steadily along the coast._

## Noun

2. An occasion of rain falling; a single fall of rain.
   - Simple: A time when rain falls from the sky.
   - _A brief raining left the streets glistening under the lamplight._
   - _Farmers prayed for a good raining to break the long summer drought._

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