vyöry — meaning in English

English meaning

• avalanche noun A large mass of snow and ice that suddenly breaks loose and slides down a mountainside.
• blizzard noun A severe snowstorm with strong winds and very poor visibility.
• spate noun A sudden rush or outpouring of something, especially a large number of events happening close together.
• torrent noun A violent, fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.

Senses

vyöry is used for these senses in English:

• avalanche (by extension) A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx; anything like an avalanche in suddenness and overwhelming quantity.
• blizzard (figuratively) A large number of similar things; especially, such a group arriving as an inundation, thick and fast.
• spate (countable) A (sudden) flood or inundation of water; specifically, a flood in or overflow of a river or other watercourse due to heavy rain or melting snow; (uncountable, archaic) flooding, inundation.
• spate (countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.
• torrent A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.

avalanche — full definition

1. noun A large mass of snow and ice that suddenly breaks loose and slides down a mountainside.
2. noun A sudden, overwhelming amount of something arriving all at once.
3. verb To come down or arrive suddenly and overwhelmingly, like an avalanche.

blizzard — full definition

1. noun A severe snowstorm with strong winds and very poor visibility.
2. noun An overwhelming quantity of something arriving at once.

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