What is another word for runnel?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈʌnə͡l] (IPA)

A runnel is a small, narrow stream of water that flows or trickles down a gentle slope. It is also sometimes referred to as a rivulet or a brooklet. Other synonyms for runnel include rill, creeklet, streamlet, and gully. These words all describe small bodies of water that may carve a path through the soil or rocks over time. Runnels can be found in many different environments, from forests and wilderness areas to residential neighborhoods. They are often a source of beauty and inspiration for writers, poets, and artists who appreciate the natural world.

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Usage examples for Runnel

They pass'd on, The lordly Phantasms; in their floating folds They pass'd and were no more: but I had fall'n Prone by the dashing runnel on the grass.
"The Suppressed Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson"
Alfred Lord Tennyson
By the whiteness of the pack-saddle I could see Modestine walking round and round at the length of her tether; I could hear her steadily munching at the sward; but there was not another sound save the indescribable quiet talk of the runnel over the stones.
"The Art of Public Speaking"
Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein
There was a little runnel going softly down beside me, falling from the upper rock by the means of moss and grass, as if it feared to make a noise, and had a mother sleeping.
"Lorna Doone, A Romance of Exmoor"
R. D. Blackmore

Famous quotes with Runnel

  • I divined and chose a distant place to dwell T'ien T'ai: what more is there to say? Monkeys cry where valley mists are cold My grass gate blends with the color of the crags I pick leaves to thatch a hut among the pines Scoop out a pond and lead a runnel from the spring By now I am used to doing without the world Picking ferns I pass the years that are left
    Hanshan
  • Hands in his pockets he began to walk aimlessly down the sidewalk runnel. And, each minute, feeling more and more scared and desperate. Everything was falling apart around him. And he seemed helpless to halt the collapse; he could only witness it, completely impotent, snatched up and gripped by processes too powerful for him to understand.
    Philip K. Dick

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