torrential

adjective

tor·ren·tial tȯ-ˈren(t)-shəl

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: relating to or having the character of a torrent

torrential rains

: caused by or resulting from action of rapid streams

torrential gravel

: resembling a torrent in violence or rapidity of flow

torrentially

tȯ-ˈren(t)-sh(ə-)lē

tə-

adverb

Examples of torrential in a Sentence

The rain caused torrential flooding.

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Satellite images show that Mecca, a holy city according to Islam, has flooded after Saudi Arabia was hit with torrential rains due to a storm on Monday that swept away cars and caused havoc, the Saudi Gazette reported. —

Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 In recent years, New Orleans streets have flooded when the city’s archaic drainage system could not keep pace with the increasingly torrential rainstorms. —

Rick Rojas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025 Gusty winds as high as 90 mph or more and torrential rains caused heavy damage to pecan, cotton and poultry farms and timber lands. —

Usa Today Graphics Team, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024 Starting Sunday afternoon, storms with torrential rain and strong winds are forecast to hit portions of the Interstate 77, 81, and 85 corridors. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for torrential