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
  • Over 10 rivers, creeks and washes in Arizona and southwest Colorado have now surged past major flood stage — the highest level — and a few have set new record crests.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Arizona's Yavapai County and the community of Camp Verde ordered evacuations of residents living near swollen rivers and creeks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of creek

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