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
  • Both Maxwell and the brook were headed to the same place, north to Lake Ontario.
    — James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Was hearing Roland Hayes and, in time, other inspiring artists sing Schubert, Brahms, and Schumann songs like being beckoned by a musical brook to trust her instincts and follow its unlikely path?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of brook
Noun
  • The trailhead was twenty minutes up a rutted jeep track, through a creek and a pine forest.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The couple remembered going up and down the creek several times looking in the hopes of finding him when he was reported missing.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of creek

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“Rivulet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rivulet. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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