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Definition of Pouring
1. Adjective. Flowing profusely. "Pouring flood waters"
Definition of Pouring
1. Verb. (present participle of ''pour'') ¹
2. Noun. The act by which something is poured. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pouring
1. pour [v] - See also: pour
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pouring
Literary usage of Pouring
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by Iron and Steel Institute (1900)
"On pouring off the slag, the temperature of the underlying liquid iron can be
tried by pouring the same on to a mild steel plate, or along the side of a ..."
2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1908)
"... Apostles' Creed, reading of Matt. xix, pledge of sponsors to bring up the
child in the Christian faith, baptism by pouring, and final prayers. ..."
3. The Quarterly Review by William Gifford, John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, George Walter Prothero (1902)
"Mr White speaks of ' an ever-increasing horde of undesirable foreigners pouring
into this country.' It must certainly be allowed that the numbers are large. ..."
4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Eight of thirty men who had ever worked in the pouring pit area died of lung
cancer (PMR 276; p less than 0.01), but increased risk was not found elsewhere ..."
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