torrent
Americannoun
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a fast, voluminous, or violent stream of water or other liquid
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an overwhelming flow of thoughts, words, sound, etc
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computing a file that controls the transfer of data in a BitTorrent system See BitTorrent
adjective
Etymology
Origin of torrent
1595–1605; < Latin torrent- (stem of torrēns ) seething, literally, burning, present participle of torrēre to burn, parch; torrid, -ent
Example Sentences
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Better that than listening to the torrents of stick about his team and the wounding chat about his head coach.
From BBC
Walid Saadaoui came to the attention of the authorities when he used 10 Facebook accounts, none of which were in his own name, to spread a torrent of Islamist extremist views.
From BBC
The oldest millennials—the nation’s biggest generation—are entering their mid-40s and devouring a torrent of new supplements, lotions, pills, gels, books and podcasts devoted to menopause relief.
He had came to the attention of the authorities when he used 10 Facebook accounts, none of which were in his own name, to spread a torrent of Islamic extremist views.
From BBC
His brown hair had turned black in the torrent.
From Literature
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