torrential

[US]/təˈrenʃl/
[UK]/təˈrenʃl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. resembling a rushing stream; fierce; surging

adv. like a rushing stream

Phrases & Collocations

torrential rain

torrential downpour

torrential storm

Example Sentences

torrential mountain streams; a torrential downpour.

We got caught in a torrential downpour.

torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire.

torrential rainstorms wreaked havoc yesterday.

The torrential rain may flood the low-lying land out.

The torrential rain had plastered her hair to her head.

Rescuers battled against torrential rain and high winds.

The River Frome had burst its banks after torrential rain.

That summer a torrential rain poured down for two days and nights.

In addition,the inherent relation of the succesive torrential rain with low level jets and their ageostrophic winds is also analyzed.

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