All 5 Uses of
torrent
in
The Idiot
- At first, when he had opened the door and saw her standing before him, he had become as pale as death; but now the red blood had rushed back to his cheeks in a torrent.†
Chpt 1.8 *
- By this time Ardalion Alexandrovitch was quite intoxicated, and he kept his companion listening while he discoursed eloquently and pathetically on subjects of all kinds, interspersed with torrents of recrimination against the members of his family.†
Chpt 1.12torrents = overwhelming amounts
- The doorway was dark and gloomy at any time; but just at this moment it was rendered doubly so by the fact that the thunder-storm had just broken, and the rain was coming down in torrents.†
Chpt 2.5
- It could be felt that the first word spoken by anyone present would bring a torrent of speech from the whole deputation.†
Chpt 2.7
- A torrent of voices greeted her appearance at the front door.†
Chpt 4.10
Definition:
an overwhelming amount -- especially of quickly moving water