All 3 Uses of
torrent
in
Harry Potter (#4) and the Goblet of Fire
- No one spoke until the bell rang — but when Moody had dismissed them and they had left the classroom, a torrent of talk burst forth.†
Chpt 14 *
- Four fully grown, enormous, vicious-looking dragons were rearing onto their hind legs inside an enclosure fenced with thick planks of wood, roaring and snorting torrents of fire were shooting into the dark sky from their open, fanged mouths, fifty feet above the ground on their outstretched necks.†
Chpt 19
- Shock and exhaustion kept him on the ground, breathing in the smell of the grass, waiting …. waiting for someone to do something …. something to happen …. and all the while, his scar burned dully on his forehead…… A torrent of sound deafened and confused him; there were voices everywhere, footsteps, screams.†
Chpt 35
Definition:
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(torrent) an overwhelming amount -- especially of quickly moving water