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torrent

Best crossword clue

"Rapid flow"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɒɹənt/Part of speech nounSorted enorrttStarts with TEnds with T2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)

Word origin

Borrowed from French torrent, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrentem, accusative of torrēns (“burning, seething, roaring”), from Latin torrēre (“to parch, scorch”).

Used in a sentence

  • Rain fell on the hills in torrents.
  • A torrent of green and white water broke over the hull of the sail-boat.
  • "Try not the Pass!" the old man said; / "Dark lowers the tempest overhead, / The roaring torrent is deep and wide!" / And loud that clarion voice replied / Excelsior!

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Rapid flow7 letters
02Rushing stream7 letters

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