torrentnoun
uk/ˈtɒr.ənt/us/ˈtɔːr.ənt/[ S ] a sudden large or too large amount, especially one that seems to be uncontrolled:
He let out a torrent of abuse/angry words.
They are worried that the flow/trickle/stream of tourists could swell into an unmanageable torrent if there are no controls.
[ C ] a large amount of water that is moving quickly:
Heavy rainfall turned the river into a rushing/raging torrent.
torrents [ plural ]
large amounts:
torrents of rain
The rain came down/fell in torrents.
We have received torrents of letters/requests/criticism.
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Masses and large amounts of things
- accumulation
- an embarrassment of riches idiom
- any number of things idiom
- backlog
- battery
- boatload
- bolus
- clot
- deluge
- fund
- lashing
- lather
- outpouring
- panoply
- plethora
- predominance
- preponderance
- shower
- sight
- thousand
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