plashing
Waves gently lapping
Plashing is the sound or action of water splashing gently—ripples against a boat hull, a stream over stones, rain on leaves: the plashing of the fountain.
The word is literary and evocative, suggesting a softer, more rhythmic disturbance than splash.
In an older agricultural sense, plashing means weaving branches together to form a hedge.
Small flowing watercourse
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
- ripplingFlowing in undulations
- gurglingBubbling liquid sound
trickling · flowing · freshwater · rivulet · runnel · streamlet · watercourse · cascade
Crossing and recrossing alternately
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- branchesLimbs of trees
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
intertwining · stakes · binders · layering · coppicing · hedgerow · fencing · wattle
brook
Small flowing watercourse
gurgling · trickling · flowing · freshwater · rivulet · runnel · streamlet · watercourse · cascade · brooklet
interlacing
Crossing and recrossing alternately
lattice · intertwining · stakes · binders · layering · coppicing · hedgerow · fencing · wattle
puddle
Shallow collected rainwater
sprinkle · spray · drip · splatter · drizzle · slosh · splosh · wet · fountain · wading
soothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
serene · gentle · calming · lulling · ambient · restful · relaxing · rhythmic · patter · murmur
plashingpruning
Cutting vegetation for health
trimming · uprooting · clear-cutting · cutting back · lopping
plashingsilence
Total lack of sound
stillness · calm · quiet · stagnation · motionlessness