"raining" meaning in English

See raining in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/ Forms: rainings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪnɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} raining (plural rainings)
  1. A fall of rain.
    Sense id: en-raining-en-noun-RSOKhmai Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/
Rhymes: -eɪnɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} raining
  1. present participle and gerund of rain Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: rain
    Sense id: en-raining-en-verb-R-J~luiw

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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