(v. a.P. a.) : torreo, torrui, tostum (
* Part. gen. plur. torrentum, Stat. Th. 2, 6; Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 46; abl. torrenti, Sen. Brev. Vit. 9, 2), 2, v. a. Sanscr. tarsh, to thirst; Gr. τέρσομαι, to become dry; Germ. Durst.; Engl. thirst, to dry a thing by heat, to parch, roast, bake, scorch, burn, etc. (syn. frigo): fruges receptas Et torrere parant flammis et frangere saxo,Verg. A. 1, 179; Ov. M. 14; 273: aristas sole novo,Verg. A. 7, 720: pisces sole,Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 30: apes mortuas sole verno,id. 11, 20, 22, § 69: uvam in tegulis,id. 14, 9, 11, § 84 et saep.; Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 2: etiamsi in Phalaridis tauro inclusus succensis ignibus torrebatur,Cic. Pis. 18, 42: e quibus (terrae cingulis) medium illum et maximum solis ardore torreri, id. Rep. 6, 20, 21: cum undique flamma torrerentur,Caes. B. G. 5, 43: montes quos torret Atabulus,Hor. S. 1, 5, 78; cf.: torrentia agros sidera,id. C. 3, 1, 31: tosti alti stant parietes, i. e. consumed, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 116 Vahl.): carmina flammā,Tib. 1, 9, 50: tostos en aspice crines,Ov. M. 2, 283: in veribus exta,to roast,Verg. G. 2, 396: aliquid in igne,Ov. F. 2, 578: artus subjecto igni,id. M. 1, 229: carnem,id. ib. 12, 155 et saep.—Of fever heat, to dry up: at mihi (vae miserae) torrentur febribus artus,Ov. H. 21, 169: febris viscera ipsa torrens,Sen. Ep. 14, 6; Juv. 9, 17.—Of thirst: et Canis arenti torreat arva siti,Tib. 1, 4, 42.—Of the heat of love: si torrere jecur quaeris idoneum (Venus),Hor. C. 4, 1, 12; cf.: correptus saevo Veneris torrebar aëno,Prop. 3 (4). 24, 13: torret amor Cyri Lycorida,Hor. C. 1, 33, 6: me torret face mutuā Calais,id. ib. 3, 9, 13: me amor Glycerae,id. ib. 3, 19, 28: femineus pectora torret amor,Ov. Am. 3, 2, 40.— *
* Transf., of cold, to nip, pinch (cf. uro and aduro): frigore torret, Varr. ap. Non. 452, 11. — Hence, torrens, entis, P. a., in a neutr. sense, burning, hot, inflamed.
* Lit. (rare): terra torrens aestu,Col. 4, 19, 3: miles torrens meridiano sole,Liv. 44, 38, 9: Sirius,Verg. G. 4, 425: flammae,id. A. 6, 550.—Comp.: Sirius torrentior, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 20.—Sup.: torrentissimus axis,Stat. S. 3, 1, 52.
* Transf., of streams, rushing, roaring, boiling, impetuous, rapid, etc. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose): fluvii,Varr. R. R. 1, 12, 3: flumina,Verg. E. 7, 52: Nilus toto gurgite,Val. Fl. 4, 409; cf.: fluvius Novanus solstitiis torrens,Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 229; 3, 4, 5, § 33: aqua,Verg. A. 10, 603: unda,id. G. 2, 451: torrentes rapidique cursus amnium,Just. 44, 1, 7; 4, 1, 9: impetus (aquae),Sen. Ep. 23, 8: sanguis,Luc. 2, 220; cf. fatum,id. 7, 505.—Comp.: Padus torrentior,Plin. 3, 16, 20, § 117.—Sup.: Asopos torrentissimus,Stat. Th. 7, 316.—Hence
* Subst.: torrens, entis, m., a torrent: cum fertur quasi torrens oratio,Cic. Fin. 2, 1, 3; Liv. 33, 18, 12; 35, 28, 8: rapidus montano flumine torrens Sternit agros,Verg. A. 2, 305: fragosus,id. ib. 7, 567; Ov. R. Am. 651: tumidus,id. Am. 1, 7, 43; Sen. Theb. 71; Juv. 6, 319; Luc. 7, 637.—Prov.: numquam direxit bracchia contra torrentem,Juv. 4, 90.
* Transf.: armorum et virorum,Sil. 12, 189: umbrarum,id. 13, 760; cf. fortunae,Flor. 2, 7, 1.
* Trop., of speech: torrens dicentis oratio,Quint. 3, 8, 60; so, oratio,Plin. 26, 3, 7, § 12: copia dicendi,Juv. 10, 9; Val. Fl. 4, 261.—Comp.: sermo Promptus et Isaeo torrentior,Juv. 3, 74.—Of an orator: quem (Demosthenem) mirabantur Athenae Torrentem,Juv. 10, 128.
* Subst.: se inani verborum torrenti dare,a stream of words,Quint. 10, 7, 23; cf.: quo torrente, quo impetu,Tac. Or. 24.—* Adv.: torrenter (acc. to B.), violently, impetuously: torrentius amne Hiberno,Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 198.