torrent

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UK /ˈtɒɹ.ənt/ US /ˈtɔɹ.ənt/

noun 3verb 2adj 1

Collocations

(noun.) large amount of water moving very quickly

ADJ

raging, roaring, rushing

The river turned into a roaring torrent during the storm last week.

foaming, muddy

PREP

in ~s

Tears streamed down her face in torrents when she heard the sad news.

PHRASES

a torrent of rain/water

(noun.) large amount of sth that comes suddenly

VERB + TORRENT

unleash

When the coach criticized his performance, it unleashed a torrent of angry comments from the fans on social media.

PREP

in a ~

During the storm, rain fell in a torrent that flooded the streets within minutes.

~ of

When the movie ended, a torrent of complaints flooded the cinema's social media pages.

Definitions

noun

A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.

Rain fell on the hills in torrents.

A torrent of green and white water broke over the hull of the sail-boat.

A large amount or stream of something.

They endured a torrent of inquiries.

The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, / The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, / The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor, / And the highwayman came riding— / Riding—riding— / The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.

adj

Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.

Waves of torrent fire.

verb

To fall or flow in a torrent; to pour.

... through the inflexible rain, each turn in the track revealed a new cascade, torrenting down the steep cliff of the hill. The weather was too wild for me to get to them. In good weather, they wouldn't exist.

Outside[,] rain was torrenting down, lightning and thunder heralded the arrival of a summer storm.

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Synonyms

noun — a heavy rain

noun — an overwhelming number or amount

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Rain fell on the hills in torrents.

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A torrent of green and white water broke over the hull of the sail-boat.

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"Try not the Pass!" the old man said; / "Dark lowers the tempest overhead, / The roaring torrent is deep and wide!" / And loud that clarion voice replied / Excelsior!

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Waves of torrent fire.

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Outside[,] rain was torrenting down, lightning and thunder heralded the arrival of a summer storm.

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