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Outpouring vs Downpour - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between outpouring and downpour

is that outpouring is the sudden flowing of a large amount of something while downpour is a heavy rain.

As a verb downpour is

to pour down; rain heavily.

outpouring

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The sudden flowing of a large amount of something.
  • * 2013 June 18, , " Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
    • The protests rank among the largest outpourings of dissent since the nation’s military dictatorship ended in 1985.
  • * 2012 , August 1. Owen Gibson in Guardian Unlimited, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal
    • Great Britain has collected its first gold medal of the London Games after Heather Stanning and Helen Glover won the coxless pairs with a stunning performance that will spark a mass outpouring of celebration and relief across the country.

    downpour

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a heavy rain
    • They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked.

    Synonyms

    * cloudburst * deluge * rain * rainstorm * storm * wet * torrent * monsoon * inundation

    Related terms

    * rain cats and dogs

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pour down; rain heavily.
  • * 2002 , Patricia Koretchuk, Chasing the comet: a Scottish-Canadian life - Page 211 :
    • It started to downpour , so Billy and I made our way back to our house, with Scotty following—or so I thought.

    Derived terms

    * (l)