shower
noun
a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
showered
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past participleof shower.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof shower.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
showernouna brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
Example Sentences
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Specifically, green cabbage roasted in miso butter, then showered with crispy, lemony panko breadcrumbs.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Aside from being showered with gravel churned up by the "gobby" miscreants, no one came to harm that day, but others have not been so lucky.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
I showered the whole thing with cotija and lemon zest and served it alongside one of those zesty slaw kits, also from Trader Joe’s.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
I showered, collapsed on a bed that didn’t require earplugs or a ladder, then went shopping for non-REI clothing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
I hadn’t showered that morning and was wearing my old moth-eaten Celtics sweatpants and a Captain America T-shirt.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
