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showering down

showering down is the present participle and gerund 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 showering down

What is showering down the present participle and gerund of?
Showering down is the present participle and gerund of shower down.

Words near showering down in the dictionary

  1. showerhouses
  2. showerier
  3. showeriest
  4. showeriness
  5. showering
  6. showering down
  7. showering up
  8. showerings
  9. showerless
  10. showerlessness
  11. showerlike

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