shower
noun
a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
are showering
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present progressiveof shower.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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Local governments are showering companies with land and discounted office rent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
“It’s not art,” he tells his fellow judges on a literary awards panel who are showering the book with praise and who don’t know that he’s its real author.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
Residents are showering with buckets in hopes of salvaging extra water for other uses.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2022
“Some families travel even farther; up to six hours to places where they can do laundry or take a shower. This means some people are showering only one day a week.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2021
“They’ve been making hailstones and now they are showering them down onto the people in the world below!”
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
