From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha torrent of somethinga torrent of somethingLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa lot of words spoken quickly, especially in order to insult or criticize someone SYN stream When I asked him to move, he unleashed a torrent of abuse.a torrent of Greek/Italian etc The woman poured out a torrent of Italian. → torrent
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a torrent of something• He worried a story about him would draw a torrent of invitations from bookstores eager to have him in for holiday publicity.• As he started to talk seriously, Giap exploded in a torrent of words.• The growth of the farm-raised game movement brings with it a torrent of discussion.• The criminal grand jury decided in October not to charge Washington, setting off a torrent of criticism in the black community.• This produced a torrent of words but little effective action.• Staggering over my own threshold again released a torrent of emotions.• In fact, behind the gags there's a torrent of strong feelings.• But former Rangers star Ferguson was having to put up with a torrent of abuse. 