All 3 Uses of
torrent
in
Gone with the Wind
- Torrents of sparks shot to the sky and descended slowly, lazily, through blood-colored clouds of smoke.†
Chpt 3.23 *
- He started to speak, a stricken look on his face, but she stemmed his words with a torrent of her own.†
Chpt 4.31
- But his voice went on in a wild torrent of outpouring and he held to her dress as though it were his hope of life.†
Chpt 5.56
Definition:
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(torrent) an overwhelming amount -- especially of quickly moving water