pouring down
Heavily falling precipitation
Pouring down describes rain falling heavily and steadily: It's been pouring down all afternoon.
The phrase emphasizes intensity—not a drizzle or light shower but a thorough drenching.
Sometimes shortened to just pouring: We got caught in it when it started pouring.
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- rainstormHeavy precipitation event
- bucketingRaining very heavily
- delugeSevere overflow of water
sheets of rain · outpouring · flow · cascade · torrent · open floodgates · monsoon · bombardment · inundation · gush · barrage · avalanche · raining cats and dogs · torrential rain · heavy rainfall · driving rain · overwhelming · thunderstorm
pouring downdrizzling
Light, gentle precipitation
sprinkling · misting · light rain · spitting · dripping
pouring downbone dry
Totally devoid of moisture
not a drop · dry as a bone · no rain · rainless · arid
pouring downdry
Free from moisture
bone dry · sunny · clear skies · cloudless · fair weather
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