n. 1. A turbulent, swift-flowing stream. 2. A heavy downpour; a deluge. 3. A heavy, uncontrolled flow: a torrent of insults; torrents of information. [Latin torrēns, torrent-, from present participle of torrēre, to burn; see ters- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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