brooklet

American  

[brook-lit] / ˈbrʊk lɪt /

noun

1. a small brook.

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brooklet British  

/ ˈbrʊklɪt /

noun

1. a small brook

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Etymology

Origin of brooklet

First recorded in 1805–15; brook ¹ + -let

Example Sentences

We hear Thy majestic voice in the mighty roar of old ocean and in the gentle murmurings of the brooklet.

From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)

A slow-flowing golden brooklet trickled slowly over a rocky ledge, into the larger pool.

From The Mad Planet by Leinster, Murray

Not a brooklet floweth Onward to the sea, Not a sunbeam gloweth On its bosom free, Not a seed unfoldeth To the glorious air, But our Father holdeth It within his care.

From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by Mudge, James

You have heard the wood-dove calling in the lone stillness of the summertime; you have found the unheeded brooklet singing and babbling where no ear comes to hear.

From Jennie Gerhardt A Novel by Dreiser, Theodore

So I came now, O Psyche, and then I espied a brooklet meandering through the sand.

From Psyche by Couperus, Louis