downpouring

downpouring is the present participle and gerund of downpour.

Meaning of downpour

downpour (third-person singular simple present downpours, present participle downpouring, simple past and past participle downpoured)

(intransitive) To pour down; rain heavily.
- Bank-notes fluttered down and lay about in all directions, relays of sovereigns rolled away like so much dross, bonds and scrip for thousands and tens of thousands clogged the downpouring stream of jewellery and unset gems.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados

downpouring (plural downpourings)

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[…]2004, Irving Werner, Dancing Down the Street: And Other Stories, page 100
Synonyms:

hail

plural	downpourings

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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

What does downpouring mean?: Downpouring means the act of something being poured down.
What is downpouring the present participle and gerund of?: Downpouring is the present participle and gerund of downpour.
What part of speech is downpouring?: Downpouring is a noun.
What is the plural of downpouring?: The plural of downpouring is downpourings.

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