- present participle of rain.
raining
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As I watched him attempt a hasty roadside repair, he flashed a grin before adding: "If it was raining, I'd probably be moaning a bit more."
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Amanda Presswood was in her upstairs bedroom last month when she checked her Ring doorbell camera to see if it was raining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
He said it was raining too hard to capture what he called a cyclone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
It was raining, and there were no customers.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
It had been raining, and that would help a little.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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