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pouring

/ˈpɔːɹɪŋ/ UK
/ˈpɔɹɪŋ/ Canada, US
[ˈpɔː.ɹɪŋ] Canada, US
/ˈpoːɹɪŋ/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˈpo(ə)ɹɪŋ/

Sounds like poring, pawing (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger, intrusive R) · Rhymes with -ɔːɹɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of pour

noun pourings

The act by which something is poured. Liberal pourings of rum and Cokes helped lubricate the festivities.

adjective more pouring · most pouring

Flowing or falling intensely. pouring rain

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gushing, affusion, running, flowing, sinking, pumping, throwing, rushing, dumping, releasing, paying, casting, invest, investing, dribble, devoting

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"pouring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pouring. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"pouring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pouring.

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@misc{pouring_2026,
  title = {pouring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pouring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}