babbling brooks
Softly chattering streams
Babbling brooks are small streams that make a continuous, gentle sound as water flows over rocks and pebbles.
The phrase appears most often in descriptions of peaceful natural settings: We fell asleep to the sound of a babbling brook.
The babbling suggests cheerful, meaningless chatter—the brook "talks" without saying anything.
- rivuletVery small stream
- rillVery small stream
- fluvialRelating to rivers
- streamSteady continuous flow
- woodland streamSmall watercourse through trees
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- pastoralshepherds, shepherd, shepherdess, flocks, meadows