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.
was pouring
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past progressiveof pour.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Tedros said the WHO was pouring money, medical supplies and staff into the DRC to support the authorities and speeding up clinical trials on potential treatments.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
"It was beautiful. He went through each time he'd met her, and he reminded me of one of the times when it was pouring with rain. He remembered it vividly."
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Earlier this year, Nvidia said it was pouring an additional $2 billion into CoreWeave in a vote of confidence in the artificial-intelligence data-center company using Nvidia’s chips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Gil was pouring money into the renovation, into things he probably shouldn’t have, putting extra-nice butcher block in the bathrooms.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
Sweat was pouring off my face and pooling up on the stone below me.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
