Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: torrential
IPA transcription: [tɔɹ'ɛnʃəl]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: torrential
    Meaning: pouring in abundance; "torrential rains"
  • Synonyms: torrential
    Meaning: resembling a torrent in force and abundance; "torrential applause"; "torrential abuse"; "the torrential facility and fecundity characteristic of his style"- Winthrop Sargeant
  • Synonyms: torrential
    Meaning: relating to or resulting from the action of a torrent; "torrential erosion"; "torrential adaptations seen in some aquatic forms"
Usage examples
  • Its great length rendered it almost insensible to the swell of the Amazon, but during the torrential showers the Garral family had to keep indoors. They had to occupy profitably these hours of leisure.