torrential
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a torrent
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pouring or flowing fast, violently, or heavily
torrential rain
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abundant, overwhelming, or irrepressible
torrential abuse
Other Word Forms
- torrentially adverb
Etymology
Origin of torrential
Example Sentences
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In Dawlish, Devon, two black swan nests and 10 eggs were washed away after consecutive January storms brought torrential rain and caused the brook to breach its banks.
From BBC
Los Angeles motorists and pedestrians aren’t the only ones who struggle to navigate torrential rain.
From Los Angeles Times
Despair hung over two cities in southeastern Brazil on Wednesday as rescuers and residents searched for 33 people missing after torrential rains unleashed flooding and landslides that killed at least 36.
From Barron's
Firefighters and authorities search for people trapped in the mud and debris in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, after torrential rains that have left at least 23 people dead and 47 missing in flooding and landslides.
From Barron's
Officials believe that incident was caused by torrential rains which had softened the soil.
From BBC
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