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raining off

raining off is the present participle and gerund of rain off.

Meaning of rain off

Verb

rain off (third-person singular simple present rains off, present participle raining off, simple past and past participle rained off)

  1. (idiomatic, passive, transitive, usually) to cancel (an event) due to excessive rain
    • The match was rained off because of the waterlogged pitch.
    Synonyms:
    wash out

Questions about raining off

What is raining off the present participle and gerund of?
Raining off is the present participle and gerund of rain off.

Words near raining off in the dictionary

  1. raining death upon
  2. raining dogs and cats
  3. raining down
  4. raining fire and brimstone
  5. raining like cats and dogs
  6. raining off
  7. raining on one's parade
  8. raining on someone's parade
  9. raining out
  10. raining pitchforks
  11. raining stair rods

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