Torrential: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Torrential adjective. Of rain, falling very heavily and fast.
How to say it
tuh-REN-shul/təˈrɛnʃ(ə)l/
3 syllables, stressed on the second (REN).
Torrential in a sentence
Torrential rain washed out the festival’s final night.
The streams that are dry all summer become torrential after the autumn storms.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- pouring
- teeming
- heavy
- lashing
Opposite:
- light
- gentle
Where torrential comes from
From torrent, from Latin torrens, boiling or rushing.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The streams that are dry all summer become _____ after the autumn storms.
- aestival
- muggy
- torrential
Show the answer
torrential: The streams that are dry all summer become torrential after the autumn storms.