pour
verb (used with object)
to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something.
has been pouring
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present perfect progressiveof pour (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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SpaceX has been pouring money into developing the towering vehicle, which is key for its artificial intelligence and satellite communications plans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Big tech has been pouring money into AI and now investors are getting nervous: will any of it actually pay off?
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
"If you convert our entire Sun to energy, using Albert Einstein's famous formula E = mc2, that's how much energy has been pouring out from this flare since we began observing it," Ford notes.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025
Public support has been pouring in for the Princess of Wales after she announced her treatment for cancer.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024
And my goodness, the dollars of his that Angel has been pouring out for me every day since!
From The Lion's Mouse by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
