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pouring in

pouring in is the present participle and gerund of pour in.

Meaning of pour in

Verb

pour in (third-person singular simple present pours in, present participle pouring in, simple past and past participle poured in)

  1. (intransitive) To flow or flood into something or somewhere.
    • The rain poured in and it filled it with water while we were inside.2012, Monty Hale, Anne Scrimgeour, Kurlumarniny: We Come from the Desert, →ISBN, page 17
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To arrive in great amounts.
    • Letters of complaint came pouring in.
  3. (transitive) To fill something with (a liquid) by pouring.
    • And it came to pass that some of them poured in bad wine, and some of them poured in vinegar, and some of them who were evilly disposed poured in urine; now they were wont to do this in the night during the season of harvest.2015, Budge, Alexander The Great, →ISBN, page 288

Questions about pouring in

What is pouring in the present participle and gerund of?
Pouring in is the present participle and gerund of pour in.

Words near pouring in in the dictionary

  1. pouring forth
  2. pouring fuel on the fire
  3. pouring gasoline on the fire
  4. pouring good money after bad
  5. pouring honey on
  6. pouring in
  7. pouring into
  8. pouring oil on troubled waters
  9. pouring one out
  10. pouring one's heart out
  11. pouring out

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