Meanings
downpouring1
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of downpour
downpouring2
plural downpourings
- The act of something being poured down.
It snowed heavily and often, but the white downpourings were gentle, products of kindness rather than rancor — heaven applying face powder to blemishes[…]
2004, Irving Werner, Dancing Down the Street: And Other Stories, page 100Synonyms: hail
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of something being poured down.
Origin
downpouring · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →downpouring · noun
From downpour + -ing, or equivalent to down- + pouring.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
downpouring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downpouring
“downpouring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downpouring. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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