pouring
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (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)
Audio (US): (file)
Verb[edit]
pouring
- present participle and gerund of pour
Noun[edit]
pouring (plural pourings)
- 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.