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rivulet

[riv-yuh-lit] / ˈrɪv jə lɪt /


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Drying vents affixed to massive undulating columns blast air until every rivulet of water disappears.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2024

I felt a rivulet of rain run down my neck.

From Slate May 21, 2020

Pierce the delicate noodles with fork or teeth and the prize is a warm rivulet of pureed corn, butter and fresh thyme: a rush of summer that lingers on the tongue.

From Washington Post Sep. 26, 2019

Menashe’s hummus is magnificent, a ring of silky, airy purée surrounding a big spoonful of chunkier, denser stuff; a green rivulet of olive oil; smears of spicy, smoky harissa and green puréed herbs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2018

Sheets washed down his cheeks, and a finger crept under his cloak and doublet and down his back, a cold rivulet along his spine.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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