river sounds

Flowing water noises

The sounds a river makes—gurgling, rushing, babbling, or roaring depending on its speed and the terrain it crosses.

River sounds often appear in ambient recordings for relaxation or sleep: I fell asleep to river sounds.

The phrase can also describe music or audio that evokes flowing water.

Related

gentle stream · burbling · splashing · murmuring · rippling · running water · roaring · flowing · cascading · whooshing · lapping · current · downstream flow · rapids · waterfall · stream · brook · creek

Opposites
water body type

river soundscrashing waves

Surf hitting the shore

surf · breakers · storm surge

sound quality

river soundssilence

Total lack of sound

dead silence · stillness · quiet · soundlessness · industrial noise

environmental context

river soundsdry wind

sand dunes

Family

river, rivers, rivering, riverine, riverbank, riverbed, riverside, sound, sounds

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G