POURING

gushing, pouring

(adjective) flowing profusely; “a gushing hydrant”; “pouring flood waters”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

pouring

present participle of pour

Noun

pouring (plural pourings)

The act by which something is poured.

Anagrams

• in-group, ingroup, rouping

Source: Wiktionary


POUR

Pour, a.

Definition: Poor. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Pour, v. i.

Definition: To pore. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Pour, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poured; p. pr. & vb. n. Pouring.] Etym: [OE. pouren, of uncertain origin; cf. W. bwrw to cast, throw, shed, bwrw gwlaw to rain.]

1. To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it; as, to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or dust.

2. To send forth as in a stream or a flood; to emit; to let escape freely or wholly. I . . . have poured out my soul before the Lord. 1 Sam. i. 15. Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee. Ezek. vii. 8. London doth pour out her citizens ! Shak. Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand Milton.

3. To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly. Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat Pope.

Pour, v. i.

Definition: To flow, pass, or issue in a stream, or as a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly; as, the rain pours; the people poured out of the theater. In the rude throng pour on with furious pace. Gay.

Pour, n.

Definition: A stream, or something like a stream; a flood. [Colloq.] "A pour of rain." Miss Ferrier.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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