Antonyms for torrent
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tawr-uhnt, tor- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɔr ənt, ˈtɒr- |
Definition of torrent
Origin :- c.1600, from French torrent, from Latin torrentem (nominative torrens) "rushing stream," originally "roaring, boiling, burning, parching," present participle of torrere "to parch" (see terrain). Sense of "any onrush" (of words, feelings, etc.) first recorded 1640s.
- noun heavy flow
- Let us rejoice that one such partisan was now at hand to stem the torrent of abuse.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- After that, in a torrent, came Harriet's declaration of independence.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The Kavirondo, his eyes rolling, shot forth a torrent of language.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- But are you voluble enough to drown all sense in a torrent of words?
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- It all poured out of him in a torrent, his hand on my knee most of the time.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- But his daughters, less tranquil-minded, burst into a torrent of indignation.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- Like a torrent they swept down upon the cowed, weakened Mercutians.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- In the act of striking him, the torrent of his opponent's rage had reached a stop.
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- Give me the wild wind and the breath of the torrent, and I have no wish to hear your hymns.
- Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
- Rain came, in a torrent of water, heavy as lead, drenching her to the skin.
- Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
Synonyms for torrent
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