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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Her most memorable test experience: a sunny hike at 10,000 feet that unexpectedly morphed into a torrential downpour.
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Jenny McCoy, Outside Online, 27 June 2024
That run was also charged to Gil before a torrential downpour halted the game for one hour and 27 minutes.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
In lower central Michigan, wind gusts of up to 50 mph with small hail and torrential rainfall could knock down tree limbs, blow over unsecured objects and cause other damages in Jackson and Livingston counties.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2024
The widespread flooding was triggered by prolonged torrential rain and water runoff from the hilly regions upstream on the border with India, which caused four rivers to swell beyond their danger marks, the Water Development Board said last week, according to local media.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 22 June 2024
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Jenny McCoy, Outside Online, 27 June 2024
That run was also charged to Gil before a torrential downpour halted the game for one hour and 27 minutes.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
In lower central Michigan, wind gusts of up to 50 mph with small hail and torrential rainfall could knock down tree limbs, blow over unsecured objects and cause other damages in Jackson and Livingston counties.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2024
The widespread flooding was triggered by prolonged torrential rain and water runoff from the hilly regions upstream on the border with India, which caused four rivers to swell beyond their danger marks, the Water Development Board said last week, according to local media.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 22 June 2024
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“Torrential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torrential. Accessed 15 Jul. 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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