raining

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pouring adj.
soppy adj.
wet adj.

ADJECTIVE

pouring

Synonyms

STRONG

discharging draining flooding flowing gushing running rushing showering spilling spouting spurting

WEAK

rainy

ADJECTIVE

soppy

Synonyms

WEAK

aqueous clammy dank dewy drenched dripping drizzling foggy humid misty moistened muggy pouring rainy saturate saturated showery slimy slippery slushy snowy soaked soaking sodden soggy sopping soused stormy teary teeming water-logged watery wringing-wet

ADJECTIVE

wet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dank foggy humid misty muggy rainy slippery snowy soaked sodden soggy stormy

STRONG

drenched dripping drizzling moistened pouring saturate saturated soaking sopping soused teeming

WEAK

aqueous clammy dewy showery slimy slushy soppy teary water-logged watery wringing-wet

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arid clear dry

WEAK

dehydrated

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raining

It was raining, and there were no customers.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

You have to schlep around while it’s raining, snowing or just hot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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

The rain was still falling in gusts, then not falling for just long enough to lure people out from underneath their makeshift shelters, then raining on them once more.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

raining

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