raining

Thân thiện

The children watched the raining apple blossoms from the porch.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Falling in drops or as if falling like rain: Describes something that is descending or coming down in a manner similar to rain, either literally (liquid) or figuratively (other small, light objects in abundance).

Usage

• The word raining is used as an adjective to describe a scene or condition where something is falling steadily and plentifully. It often creates a vivid, descriptive image.
• It is typically placed before a noun or used after a linking verb like "was" or "were."

Examples

• Adjective:
  • We took shelter from the raining confetti during the parade.
  • The sky was dark, and it was raining ash from the distant wildfire.
  • She watched the raining apple blossoms from her window.

Advanced Usage

• Poetic/Descriptive Use: Often used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke a sense of gentle, continuous, or abundant falling.
  • The children laughed, caught in the raining glitter from the piñata.

Variants and Related Words

• Rain (verb/noun): The action of water falling from clouds, or the water itself.
  • It will rain tomorrow. (Verb)
  • The rain was heavy. (Noun)
• Rainy (adjective): Characterized by or having a lot of rain.
  • It was a rainy afternoon.

Synonyms

• Falling: Moving downward, typically rapidly and freely without control.
• Showering: Falling or coming down in a spray or multitude.
• Drizzling: Raining lightly in fine drops (specifically for liquid).

Related Phrases

• (To be) raining down: A phrasal verb meaning to fall or descend copiously, often with force.
  • Debris was raining down from the construction site.
  • Complaints rained down on the company after the scandal.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. falling in drops or as if falling like rain
   • watched the raining apple blossoms