Both Uses of
torrent
in
Dracula
- And then, my dear, before I could say a word he began pouring out a perfect torrent of love-making, laying his very heart and soul at my feet.†
p. 66.9 *
- He threw himself on his knees, and held up his hands, wringing them in plaintive supplication, and poured forth a torrent of entreaty, with the tears rolling down his cheeks, and his whole face and form expressive of the deepest emotion.†
p. 262.7
Definition:
an overwhelming amount -- especially of quickly moving water