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US
/ˈtɔɹənt/
]
[ UK /tˈɒɹənt/ ]
[ UK /tˈɒɹənt/ ]
NOUN
-
an overwhelming number or amount
a flood of requests
a torrent of abuse - a heavy rain
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a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
the houses were swept away in the torrent
How To Use torrent In A Sentence
- The officer was then subjected to a torrent of racial abuse. Times, Sunday Times
- Amid fireworks, a color guard and torrents of cheers, 62 former Redskins were introduced on Sunday night at FedEx Field, from Carl Kammerer, who played in 1963, to Darnerien McCants, who retired in 2004. Shanahan, McNabb are helping the Redskins recapture their past
- Then just Digg your uploads in a viral spiral to your social networks via an FB/MS interlink torrent. Boing Boing
- Firefighters fought the flames throughout the night despite the strong gusts and torrential rain.
- The hill burns are torrents of water and the main river a chocolate flood.
- It had been a night of stormy weather, with torrential rain and high winds.
- I thought I should have fainted; but a torrent of tears recalled the ebbing current of my heart, and I grew proud in fortitude, though humbled in self-love. Memoirs of Mary Robinson
- The purpose of the arrests is to cause gangs to police themselves -- if every murder results in a torrent of arrests, gang leaders are more likely to discourage the use of violence to resolve personal disputes. Chicago Gang Violence: Police Chief Jody Weis Follows Through On Controversial Strategy
- It had been a night of stormy weather, with torrential rain and high winds.
- The figure wearing dark suit, open-necked shirt and stubble, sheltering beneath an umbrella from the torrential rain outside a London cinema, could hardly look more glum.