Synonyms for torrents
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : tawr-uhnt, tor- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɔr ənt, ˈtɒr- |
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Définition of torrents
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
- Rain fell in torrents; the crashing thunder was like the roar of artillery.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- On the 28th of June the thermometer rose to 45, and the rain fell in torrents.
- Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
- The torrents of water ceased—they had flowed but to set her free.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- It was raining in torrents, and the quay was absolutely deserted.
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- It was a hand-to-hand contest, and torrents of human blood ran that day.
- Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel
- Water fell in torrents, and the desert below him was one wide river.
- Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman
- Torrents of rain pour down, rivalling the cloud-bursts of Arizona.
- Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting
- The rain fell in torrents, deluging the city as if the sea itself were pouring on it.
- Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting
- Not a breath of wind was stirring, and the rain descended in torrents.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various
- The torrents between this and Massa are all full, and perfectly impassable.
- Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
Antonyms for torrents
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