pouring rain
noun
: rain falling in large drops and with a lot of force
standing in the pouring rain
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Hell, there’s a sword fight in the pouring rain on a church rooftop, and yes, the action-figure box set of that scene is part of my merch collection.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2024
The river also played host to Friday’s opening ceremony, which featured a pouring rain — only adding to concerns the Seine would not be clean enough for the swimming events.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 July 2024
They were met by Australia’s Governor-General Sam Mostyn, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese — and pouring rain!
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Van Noten show, one that Russo remembers fondly both for the painstaking work poured into envisioning and bringing to life a Moroccan tent camp and for the disruption caused by pouring rain that flooded the venue, scuppering plans to show at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on July 4.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 18 Sep. 2024
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2024
The river also played host to Friday’s opening ceremony, which featured a pouring rain — only adding to concerns the Seine would not be clean enough for the swimming events.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 July 2024
They were met by Australia’s Governor-General Sam Mostyn, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese — and pouring rain!
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Van Noten show, one that Russo remembers fondly both for the painstaking work poured into envisioning and bringing to life a Moroccan tent camp and for the disruption caused by pouring rain that flooded the venue, scuppering plans to show at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on July 4.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Pouring rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pouring%20rain. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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