rain
noun
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 0.02 inch (0.5 millimeters) in diameter.
are raining
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present progressiveof rain.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Giving up favored materials and plants that are combustible is the smallest of sacrifices to allow a home and a neighborhood a fighting chance the next time embers are raining down on L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2025
Yeah, there’s lots of muons that are raining down on Earth’s surface all the time.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2021
Pre-free agency extensions are raining down from the baseball sky.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2019
“A few guys are raining threes all the time,” Tester said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2016
By this, mild patience bid fair Lucrece speak To the poor counterfeit of her complaining: 'My girl,' quoth she, 'on what occasion break Those tears from thee, that down thy cheeks are raining?
From The Rape of Lucrece by Shakespeare, William
