This is the 10308th most frequent Catalan word.
plovent
"Plovent" means "raining" in English.
Here, 'plovent' is used in the present progressive form, indicating an ongoing action occurring as 'it is raining'.
Està plovent intensament aquest matí.
It is raining heavily this morning.
In this case, 'plovent' is employed in the past progressive, describing an action that was ongoing in the past.
Quan vaig sortir de casa, estava plovent a bots i barrals.
When I left the house, it was raining cats and dogs.
Here, 'plovent' is used in a general, non-specific time frame to discuss an action during rainy moments.