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.
were raining
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past progressiveof rain.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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Instead it was Pegula's powerful shots that were raining on the court and Tsurenko could simply not deal with what kept coming her way.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2023
A record 10 consecutive overtime wins later, Roy was hoisting his second Stanley Cup, and fans who had mocked his billboard ad were raining thunderous applause upon “Saint Patrick” from the stands.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
The fish have those little blobs of glass jammed in their gills because as they were raining from the sky, those fish were sucking them in and they're jammed in the gills.
From Salon ● May 11, 2022
“We got beat so much,” Cronin said, “that we were always helping and teams were raining in threes on us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2020
By then the pitch pots were raining down around them.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
