n.
- A turbulent, swift-flowing stream.
- A heavy downpour; a deluge.
- A heavy, uncontrolled outpouring: a torrent of insults; torrents of mail.
[Latin torrēns, torrent-, from present participle of torrēre, to burn.]
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