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UK
/təɹˈɛnʃəl/
]
[ US /tɔˈɹɛnʃəɫ/ ]
[ US /tɔˈɹɛnʃəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
pouring in abundance
torrential rains -
resembling a torrent in force and abundance
torrential applause
the torrential facility and fecundity characteristic of his style
torrential abuse -
relating to or resulting from the action of a torrent
torrential erosion
torrential adaptations seen in some aquatic forms
How To Use torrential In A Sentence
- Firefighters fought the flames throughout the night despite the strong gusts and torrential rain.
- It had been a night of stormy weather, with torrential rain and high winds.
- 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.
- Elsewhere, firefighters battled flash floods caused by the torrential rain.
- Forecasters have promised more torrential downpours today and tomorrow. The Sun
- The game was delayed by more than an hour after a torrential downpour made the pitch virtually unplayable. Times, Sunday Times
- Older and chubbier, which doesn't matter, he is a torrentially powerful, elemental actor, whose outbursts mesmerize, and whose very silences impress.
- Along with the gusty winds, torrential rains and the punishing power shutdowns, it rained snakes of all sizes and colours on the city.
- It's been an incredibly foul day, with torrential rain, lots of standing water and slow-moving traffic on the A4.