torrential
adjective
tor·ren·tial
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Definition of torrential
1a
: relating to or having the character of a torrent
torrential rains
b
: caused by or resulting from action of rapid streams
torrential gravel
2
: resembling a torrent in violence or rapidity of flow
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Other Words from torrential
torrentially
\ tȯ-ˈren(t)-sh(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of torrential in a Sentence
The rain caused torrential flooding.
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The hurricane could wallop the state with even higher winds and torrential rains late Monday or early Tuesday, with millions of people in the crosshairs, along with Walt Disney World and President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. — Washington Post, "Dorian becomes a Category 4 monster powering toward Florida," 31 Aug. 2019 Conditions on the steppe would switch suddenly from torrential rain to sweating heat but being entirely immersed in nature also provided some memorable moments. — Ben Church, CNN, "Meet the oldest winner of the world's longest horse race," 30 Aug. 2019 The storm is expected to strike Florida’s east coast by Monday, delivering torrential rain and 130 mile (209 kilometer) per-hour winds. — Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg, Time, "Trump Cancels Poland Trip to Focus on Hurricane Dorian, Says He's Sending Pence in His Place," 29 Aug. 2019 Massachusetts’ wet year continued Wednesday night when torrential rains slammed the southeastern part of the state along with heavy rain in other areas, according to the National Weather Service. — Maria Lovato, BostonGlobe.com, "Heavy rains added to wet year for Massachustts," 29 Aug. 2019 Ellis Park, a racetrack located in Henderson, Kentucky, has canceled Friday's live race card because of torrential rain and flooding of the track and paddock area, the track announced Friday afternoon. — Robert Rimpson, The Courier-Journal, "Ellis Park cancels Friday's card due to flooding, racing resumes Saturday," 23 Aug. 2019 Then in 1939 there were four such storms in the space of a month, including an unnamed tropical storm that came ashore in San Pedro, dropping torrential rain totaling 5.62 inches on Los Angeles from Sept. 24-26. — Los Angeles Times, "Could a hurricane lash Los Angeles? 80 years ago, this deadly storm came close," 22 Aug. 2019 But the actors really did slog it out in the fake torrential rains for two weeks. — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, "How 'Hobbs & Shaw' shot those Chernobyl nuclear power plant scenes," 3 Aug. 2019 Outside the packed courtroom on Wednesday, as an approaching tropical storm brought torrential rain and strong winds to the city, hundreds of protesters gathered to offer support for the defendants. — Washington Post, "Dozens of Hong Kong protesters appear in court to face riot charges," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'torrential.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for torrential
torrential
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of torrential
: coming in a large, fast stream
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