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torrent

[ tawr-uhnt, tor- ]

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noun

a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
a rushing, violent, or abundant and unceasing stream of anything:
a torrent of lava.
a violent downpour of rain.
a violent, tumultuous, or overwhelming flow:
a torrent of abuse.
Synonyms: spate, flood, deluge, outburst

torrent

/ ˈtɒrənt /

a fast, voluminous, or violent stream of water or other liquid
an overwhelming flow of thoughts, words, sound, etc
computing a file that controls the transfer of data in a BitTorrent system See BitTorrent

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Origin of torrent¹

1595–1605; < Latin torrent- (stem of torrēns ) seething, literally, burning, present participle of torrēre to burn, parch; torrid, -ent

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Origin of torrent¹

C17: from French, from Latin torrēns (noun), from torrēns (adjective) burning, from torrēre to burn

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John Luther Adams lives up to the title of his composition, capturing an oceanic torrent of sound in an awe-inspiring performance.

Backup dancers materialize, sparking a torrent of eye-catching choreography.

The cascade of same-sex marriage rulings is now a torrent, each more quotable and image-ready than the last.

The second cultural strain revealed itself in a torrent of abuse on Twitter and other forums.

In response, Alexeyev unleashed a torrent of anti-Semitic abuse.

For good or ill, the torrent of rebellion was suffered to break loose, and it soon engulfed a continent.

The mighty rushing torrent is the fashion, but who can do the wimpling, dimpling streamlet?

According to the greatness of their work, is their visitation also: they shall lead them to the torrent of the willows.

Instantly there rose before him the vision of a black torrent roaring through the tunnel.

He swept Aristide aside like an intercepting willow-branch, and poured forth a torrent of furious speech upon his wife.

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