Raining
['reɪnɪŋ] or ['renɪŋ]
Definition
(adj.) falling in drops or as if falling like rain; 'watched the raining apple blossoms' .
Checker: Yale--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rain
Edited by Greg
Examples
- It had been raining in the mountains. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It had stopped raining but there was a mist. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I got up and stood at the door to see if it was raining in but it wasn't, so I left the door open. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The wind blew roughly, the wet squalls came rattling past them, skimming the pools on the road and pavement, and raining them down into the river. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It was still raining hard and I thought some of the stops in the movement of the column might be from cars with wet wiring. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Now, my dear, I looked out of the window, and saw it wasn't raining a drop; but I understood her, and I let her have the carriage. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- It was raining and he had no hat. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It soon set in raining again however, and in a very short time the roads became practically impassable for teams, and almost so for cavalry. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It was raining. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It was dark but in the light from the window I could see it was raining. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It had been raining, raining all the time. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Had it been raining all evening? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- But outside it kept on raining. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It was raining outside. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- In the night it started raining. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It was raining and I could smell the wet street and the horse steaming in the rain. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- We may thank our stars that it is not raining. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- On this occasion it had been raining heavily, and, when the creek was reached, I found the banks full to overflowing, and the current rapid. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It was still raining as we drove through the streets and into the carriage entrance of the hotel. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Outside it was raining hard. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It was raining high up the mountain. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The sky had clouded over again and it was raining a little. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Outside the mist turned to rain and in a little while it was raining hard and we heard it drumming on the roof. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Another burst and in the noise you could hear the smaller noise of the brick and dirt raining down. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It's raining hard. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It was still raining. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- And not only raining, but storming. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It had melted as it fell on the wet ground and now it was raining again. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It turned cold that night and the next day it was raining. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It was dark and raining, and I saw more fog and mud in a minute than I had seen in a year. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
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