as in brook
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
the raging brook of last spring is a mere streamlet now that it's July
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Recent Examples of streamlet
It is built across what once was a narrow streamlet with water so clean that the community used it to wash their clothes and bathe children.
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Hasan Ali,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Feb. 2023
The water vapor signal in that band, though, is small, like a streamlet.
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Alejandra Borunda,
National Geographic,
26 Nov. 2019
Hasan Ali,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Feb. 2023
The water vapor signal in that band, though, is small, like a streamlet.
—
Alejandra Borunda,
National Geographic,
26 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for streamlet
Noun
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In addition to canceling outside noise, the headphones provide crisp audio and relaxing white-noise options, including rainy parks and babbling brooks.
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Meanwhile, the charming house with a small brook off to the side, stands waiting to be occupied with some, but not a lot, of work required.
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In Hardin County, a juvenile died after a car overturned in a flooded creek, WAVE 3 News reported.
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An afternoon dip in a cool mountain creek turned deadly Saturday for a Charlotte boy, according to investigators in western North Carolina.
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“Streamlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/streamlet. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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