rivulet

noun

ˈri-vyə-lət How to pronounce rivulet (audio)
Definition of rivuletnext
as in brook
a natural body of running water smaller than a river small rivulets trickled down the side of the cliff

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Recent Examples of rivulet In this piercing account of the American Dream in tatters, the magnitude of that dimension feels appropriate, echoing the currents of betrayal, fear and death that course through the film like rivulets of blood. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026 But rivulets of sunblock still ran down everyone’s necks. — Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026 Even after the leaks were plugged with cement, rivulets of oil persisted for months, and the oil spill’s ecological and cultural impacts lasted even longer. — Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 Along the side of the road, a small rivulet of water flows down the road. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rivulet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rivulet
  1. brook
  2. creek
Noun
  • The surrounding 23 acres the estate sits on are full of trails ripe for exploring, too, and take visitors past historic stone walls, cemeteries, and babbling brooks.
    — Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
  • French doors open onto simple gardens and wildflower meadows that slope toward a picturesque brook.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of brook
Noun
  • In the spring, when the snow is melting and the springs that are high up in the rock cliffs some miles away are carrying it down full speed, the ditches overflow as does the little creek that runs near my cabin.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Though Sarnia’s industrial corridor is downstream from Lake Huron, several drainage ditches in the area are connected to creeks that flow into the lake, Corcoran said in an interview.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of creek

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