Both Uses of
torrent
in
Oliver Twist
- Panting for breath, the old man stammered for a word; and in that instant checked the torrent of his wrath, and changed his whole demeanour.†
Chpt 26 *
- They were mine, by day and night; and with them, came such a rushing torrent of fears, and apprehensions, and selfish regrets, lest you should die, and never know how devotedly I loved you, as almost bore down sense and reason in its course.†
Chpt 35
Definition:
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(torrent) an overwhelming amount -- especially of quickly moving water