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

Anagrams

• concertassi, concretassi, rintoccasse