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torrent

tor·rent

UK/ˈtɒɹənt/ US/ˈtoɹənt/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)

  • “the houses were swept away in the torrent”
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3.

an overwhelming number or amount

  • “a flood of requests”
  • “a torrent of abuse”
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Origin

Borrowed from French torrent, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrentem, accusative of torrēns (“burning, seething, roaring”), from Latin torrēre (“to parch, scorch”).

Phrases

  • torrent duck

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