scrosciante

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skroʃˈʃan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: scro‧sciàn‧te

Participle

scrosciante (plural scroscianti)

  1. present participle of scrosciare

Adjective

scrosciante (plural scroscianti)

  1. that pours loudly and violently; pouring
    • 2013, F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 113:
      Consapevole del forte battito del mio cuore, chiusi la porta alla pioggia sempre più scrosciante.
      Aware of the loud beating of my own heart I pulled the door to against the increasing rain.
      (literally, “Aware of the strong beating of my heart, I closed the door to the increasingly pouring rain.”)
  2. thunderous (applause, etc.)
    Synonym: fragoroso

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