The meaning of TORRENTIAL is relating to or having the character of a torrent. How to use torrential in a sentence.

These torrential rains fell on land already saturated and, consequently, there was a very rapid runoff.

TORRENTIAL definition: pertaining to or having the nature of a torrent. See examples of torrential used in a sentence.

Definition of torrential adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. Resembling, flowing in, or forming torrents: torrential mountain streams; a torrential downpour. 2. Resulting from the action of fast-flowing streams: torrential erosion. 3. Flowing or surging …

tor•rent (tôr′ ənt, tor′ -), n. a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence. a rushing, violent, or abundant and unceasing stream of anything: a torrent of lava. a violent downpour of …

torrential, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English tor‧ren‧tial /təˈrenʃəl, tɒ- $ tɔː-/ adjective → torrential rain Examples from the Corpus torrential • Two fire crews from Bury attended the …

Use torrential to describe something that's happening in torrents, or turbulent flowing streams. When there's a torrential storm, there's so much rain falling so fast that you'll be soaked in …

Pertaining to or resembling a torrent; of the nature of a torrent: as, torrential rains. Produced by the agency of rapid streams, mountain torrents, and the like.