Definitions for RAINING
rain·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. rainingadjective

   falling in drops or as if falling like rain

   "watched the raining apple blossoms"

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. raining

   Rain is water droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth. It provides water for hydroelectric power plants, crop irrigation, and suitable conditions for many types of ecosystems. The major cause of rain production is moisture moving along three-dimensional zones of temperature and moisture contrasts known as weather fronts. If enough moisture and upward motion is present, precipitation falls from convective clouds (those with strong upward vertical motion) such as cumulonimbus (thunder clouds) which can organize into narrow rainbands. In mountainous areas, heavy precipitation is possible where upslope flow is maximized within windward sides of the terrain at elevation which forces moist air to condense and fall out as rainfall along the sides of mountains. On the leeward side of mountains, desert climates can exist due to the dry air caused by downslope flow which causes heating and drying of the air mass. The movement of the monsoon trough, or intertropical convergence zone, brings rainy seasons to savannah climes. The urban heat island effect leads to increased rainfall, both in amounts and intensity, downwind of cities. Global warming is also causing changes in the precipitation pattern globally, including wetter conditions across eastern North America and drier conditions in the tropics. Antarctica is the driest continent. The globally averaged annual precipitation over land is 715 mm (28.1 in), but over the whole Earth it is much higher at 990 mm (39 in). Climate classification systems such as the Köppen classification system use average annual rainfall to help differentiate between differing climate regimes. Rainfall is measured using rain gauges. Rainfall amounts can be estimated by weather radar. Rain is also known or suspected on other planets, where it may be composed of methane, neon, sulfuric acid, or even iron rather than water.

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1. raining

   Raining refers to the natural phenomenon of water droplets falling from the sky. This occurs when moisture held in clouds condenses and becomes too heavy to stay airborne, causing it to fall to the ground due to gravity, typically convective, stratiform, and orographic in nature. It is a key aspect of the water cycle and is responsible for providing most of the fresh water on Earth.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Raining

   of Rain

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1. rainingverb

   Verb form of the word rain.

   They loved to wear Wellingtons when it's raining.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 29, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'RAINING' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4155

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Anagrams for RAINING »

1. ingrain

How to pronounce RAINING?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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How to say RAINING in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of RAINING in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of RAINING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of RAINING in a Sentence

1. Andrew Noymer:

   Well it’s not raining right now, the numbers are incredibly low, so you can take off the rain coat.

2. Sumie Umeyo:

   At first, it wasn't raining that much, but they spoke of record-breaking rain and it started raining heavily, then they began closing the roads. We looked outside and the roads were like rivers.

3. Yoshiyuki Miyamae:

   I wanted to achieve this mixture of color, that you sometimes get by chance. For instance, this morning, it was raining quite heavily, but later it became really sunny, so the quality and color of light keeps changing, i wanted to get this particular instance of lighting, in creating color layers and express what is almost like serendipity, that I get this amazing color like a montage.

4. Gonzalez Vidal:

   The Nicaraguan military was on the border. Then, all of a sudden, it started raining and the Cubans, who had crossed into Nicaragua, started running back, they yelled that the military had shot at them with rubber bullets and tear gas.

5. Yuan Pengbo:

   It had been very dry in May after corn was planted. But it has been raining in the last 7-8 days.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=RAINING
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raining
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RAINING
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=RAINING