pouring — flowing rapidly and in copious quantities
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: flowing rapidly and in copious quantities
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
Korean meaning: (액체가) 쏟아지다, 붓다
Korean pronunciation: **포**링
Example Sentences
- The coffee was pouring out of the broken machine like a caffeinated waterfall.
- She was pouring her heart out to her diary about her crush on the delivery guy.
- The news was pouring in about the unexpected election results.
pouring
VERB//ˈpɔːrɪŋ//
flowing rapidly and in copious quantities
💡 Concept
flowing rapidly and in copious quantities
🎵 Rhyme
Water pouring, eagle soaring, nature's symphony roaring!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
🌳Etymology
Rootpour
Suffix--ing
Origin
pour에서 파생된 현재분사형으로, 14세기 중세 영어에서 유래했습니다. 마치 물이 용기에서 쏟아져 나오듯 연속적이고 대량으로 흐르는 모습을 표현합니다.
🎵Rhyme
roaringsoaringboringscoring
roaring
soaring
boring
scoring
🔗Collocations
pouring rain
pouring down
pouring with rain
pouring wet
pouring sweat
pouring out
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The coffee was pouring out of the broken machine like a caffeinated waterfall.”
😄 Fun example
“She was pouring her heart out to her diary about her crush on the delivery guy.”
“The news was pouring in about the unexpected election results.”
“Tourists were pouring into the museum despite the pouring rain outside.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
streamingflowinggushingcascadingtorrential
Antonyms
drippingtricklinglight
Related
downpourdelugetorrentspilloverflow
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