torrential
adjective
tor·ren·tial
tȯ-ˈren(t)-shəl 
tə-
1
a
: 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
Examples of torrential in a Sentence
The rain caused torrential flooding.
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The super-soaker storm brought torrential rain to New York City, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut, dumping two to three inches an hour, meteorologist Bill Goodman of the National Weather Service office in Upton, New York, told ABC News on Wednesday morning.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2024
Originally Published: August 6, 2024 at 12:16 p.m. Most Popular
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Tropical Storm Debby brings ‘torrential rains’ while slowly moving across Georgia
Tropical Storm Debby brings ‘torrential rains’ while slowly moving across Georgia
A Fort Lauderdale attorney misappropriated $612,000.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Moreover, the very first Artscape, which was held in June 1982, was marred by torrential rains on two of the festival’s three days, sending musical acts fleeing inside different venues, including the Fifth Regiment Armory.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
No matter its strength, torrential, flooding rain will be the most significant impact from the storm, especially if the system were to slow down, a possible scenario.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2024
Originally Published: August 6, 2024 at 12:16 p.m. Most Popular
Most Popular
Tropical Storm Debby brings ‘torrential rains’ while slowly moving across Georgia
Tropical Storm Debby brings ‘torrential rains’ while slowly moving across Georgia
A Fort Lauderdale attorney misappropriated $612,000.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Moreover, the very first Artscape, which was held in June 1982, was marred by torrential rains on two of the festival’s three days, sending musical acts fleeing inside different venues, including the Fifth Regiment Armory.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
No matter its strength, torrential, flooding rain will be the most significant impact from the storm, especially if the system were to slow down, a possible scenario.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Torrential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torrential. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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torrential
adjective
tor·ren·tial
tȯ-ˈren-chəl
tə-
: relating to or resembling a torrent
torrential rains
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