Downpouring

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of something being poured down.

    "It snowed heavily and often, but the white downpourings were gentle, products of kindness rather than rancor — heaven applying face powder to blemishes[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of downpour form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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hail

Example

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"It snowed heavily and often, but the white downpourings were gentle, products of kindness rather than rancor — heaven applying face powder to blemishes[…]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From downpour + -ing.

Etymology 2

From downpour + -ing, or equivalent to down- + pouring.

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