tor|rent

tor|rent
tor|rent «TR uhnt, TOR-», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a violent, rushing stream of water: »

The mountain torrent dashed over the rocks.

2. a heavy downpour: »

The rain came down in a torrent during the thunderstorm.

3. Figurative. any violent, rushing stream; flood: »

a torrent of lava from a volcano, a torrent of abuse, a torrent of questions.

SYNONYM(S): inundation.
–adj.
rushing like a torrent; torrential.
[< Latin torrēns, -entis a rushing stream; boiling; (originally) present participle of torrēre to parch]

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