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showered down

showered down is the simple past and past participle of shower down.

Meaning of shower down

Verb

shower down (third-person singular simple present showers down, present participle showering down, simple past and past participle showered down)

  1. (idiomatic) To fall from the sky, especially in vast quantities
    • Driving 2-6-2 locomotive No. 4771 Green Arrow, Blunt suddenly noticed that the tunnel mouth was silhouetted in a dazzling white glare and that incendiary bombs were showering down in their hundreds, he slammed on all his brakes and brought his train to a stop just inside the tunnel.1944 July and August, “Top Link Drivers: XXI—Driver H. Blunt, L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 226

Questions about showered down

What is showered down the simple past and past participle of?
Showered down is the simple past and past participle of shower down.

Words near showered down in the dictionary

  1. shower up
  2. showerable
  3. showerbath
  4. showerbaths
  5. showered
  6. showered down
  7. showered up
  8. showerer
  9. showerers
  10. showerest
  11. showereth

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