(adj) resembling a torrent in force and abundance; ; ; - Winthrop Sargeant, Example: torrential applause; torrential abuse; the torrential facility and fecundity characteristic of his style
n. [ F., fr. L. torrens, -entis, fr. torrens burning, roaring, boiling, p. pr. of torrere to dry by heat, to burn. See Torrid. ] 1. A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice. [ 1913 Webster ]
The roaring torrent is deep and wide. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence. [ 1913 Webster ]
At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . . Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
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