torrent
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ənt, ˈtɒr- noun
1.
a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
2.
a rushing, violent, or abundant and unceasing stream of anything: a torrent of lava.
3.
a violent downpour of rain.
4.
a violent, tumultuous, or overwhelming flow: a torrent of abuse.
adjective
5.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a fast, voluminous, or violent stream of water or other liquid |
| 2. | an overwhelming flow of thoughts, words, sound, etc |
| —adj | |
| 3. | rare like or relating to a torrent |
| [C17: from French, from Latin torrēns (noun), from torrēns (adjective) burning, from torrēre to burn] | |
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Word Origin & History
torrent
c.1600, from Fr. torrent, from L. torrentem (nom. torrens) "rushing stream," originally "roaring, boiling, burning, parching," prp. of torrere "to parch" (see terrain). Sense of "any onrush" (of words, feelings, etc.) first recorded 1640s. Torrential first attested 1849.
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Example sentences
The torrent half-buried area homes and elevated long-running health concerns over heavy metals in the ash.
What started as a trickle two decades ago has become a torrent.
As global warming tightens the availability of water, prepare for a torrent of forced migrations.
The resulting torrent of angry phone calls and e-mails made me dread going to work all month.
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