noun
Meaning 1
A fall of rain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- It was raining heavily.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
raining
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -eɪnɪŋ
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homophone: reining
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homophone: reigning
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CMU ARPABET: R EY1 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of rain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- watched the raining apple blossoms
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.