Definition of
Torrent
- (noun, event) a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
- (noun, phenomenon) a heavy rain
- (noun, quantity) an overwhelming number or amount
a torrent of abuse
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Synonyms of Torrent
cloudburst, deluge, downpour, flood, inundation, pelter, soaker, violent stream, waterspout
Alternate forms of Torrent
Derivations: torrential
Hypernyms: batch, current, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, rain, rainfall, sight, slew, spate, stack, stream, tidy sum, wad
Origin of the word 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. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Torrent
tear into, terminate, terminated, termite, termitidae, ternate, tetraonidae, the other way around, threnody, torment, tormented, tornado, toronto, tournament, trained, trandate, trematoda, trematode, trend, trendy, trent, trento, trimmed, trinidad, trinity, troy unit, truant, turn out, turn the tide, turn to, turned, turned out, turnout, tyrannid, tyrannidae, tyrant
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