pouring

English

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) enPR: pôrʹĭng, IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːɹɪŋ/
• (without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: pōrʹĭng, IPA^(key): /ˈpo(ə)ɹɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪŋ
• Homophone: poring; pawing (non-rhotic accents with the horse–hoarse merger and intrusive r)

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Verb

pouring

1. present participle and gerund of pour

Noun

pouring (plural pourings)

1. The act by which something is poured.
   • 2008 March 2, Tanzina Vega, “A Taste of Colombia Rolls Through New York’s Streets”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Liberal pourings of rum and Cokes helped lubricate the festivities.

Anagrams

• in-group, ingroup, rouping