torrent
/ˈtɒrənt/noun
उच्चारण टॉरन्ट
तेज़ धारा, वेगवती जलधारा, मूसलाधार बहाव
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a large amount of water moving very quickly
तेज़ धारा, वेगवती जलधारा, मूसलाधार बहाव
- After the cloudburst the dry stream became a raging torrent.
- Rain fell in torrents all night.
- The mountain stream turned into a torrent after the cloudburst.
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- Rain poured down in torrents on the first day of the monsoon.
- A muddy torrent swept the road away.
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[C] ~ of sth
a large amount of something that comes suddenly and violently
(शब्दों, गालियों की) बौछार, झड़ी
- He let loose a torrent of abuse at the referee.
- a torrent of questions from the reporters
- She received a torrent of messages on her birthday.
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- A torrent of angry words came out of him after the match.
- The teacher faced a torrent of questions after the lecture.
Synonyms stream flood barrage outpouring
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tor·rent
Double r and -ent (not 'torent' or 'torrant'); the adjective torrential (torrential rain).
दो r और अंत में -ent ('torent' या 'torrant' गलत है); adjective torrential (torrential rain)।
?Which word?
Keep the water-flow scale: trickle, stream, flood, torrent, deluge.
जल-प्रवाह का क्रम याद रखिए: trickle, stream, flood, torrent, deluge।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In torrents, a torrent of abuse.
Collocations: in torrents (मूसलाधार, बहुत ज़्यादा मात्रा में), a torrent of abuse (गालियों की बौछार), जैसे 'The rain came down in torrents'।