- present participle of rain.
raining
Example Sentences
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It was raining, and there were no customers.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
All of this would happen because the financial professional had read the midyear reports raining down from major financial institutions.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
It's not just raining cats and dogs, but otters, dolphins and multiple other water-dwelling mammals.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
"It sounds like it's raining, which is a sound I don't mind too much," Bianco said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
Which is exactly the answer raining down upon this candle-lit vigil.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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