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- 1. (of rain) falling rapidly and in copious quantities: "a torrential downpour"
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Torrential means relating to or resembling a torrent, such as a violent or rapid flow of water or action. Learn more about the word history, examples, and related articles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
wash (something) out phrasal verb. wet. See more results » (Definition of torrential from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of torrential. torrential. Torrential rain helped to disperse the large crowd, estimated at 150,000. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
pertaining to or having the nature of a torrent. resembling a torrent in rapidity or violence. falling in torrents: torrential rains. produced by the action of a torrent. violent, vehement, or impassioned. overwhelming; extraordinarily copious. Discover More. Other Words From. tor·ren tial·ly adverb. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
Torrential means resembling, flowing in, or forming torrents, or resulting from the action of fast-flowing streams. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective, and see examples of torrential rain, applause, and abuse.
Torrential means very heavy rain, as in a torrential downpour or storm. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and see synonyms and translations.
If it's raining extremely hard, then the rain is torrential — it's absolutely pouring. Use torrential to describe something that's happening in torrents, or turbulent flowing streams. When there's a torrential storm, there's so much rain falling so fast that you'll be soaked in about three seconds.
Definition of torrential adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
