English Explanatory Dictionary

rill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
  2. Alternative form of rille.
verb
  1. To trickle, pour, or run like a small stream.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rill.wav

Word forms

rill rills rilling rilled

Etymology

From or akin to West Frisian ril (“rill; a narrow channel”), Dutch ril (“rill; gully; trench; watercourse”), German Low German Rille, Rill (“a small channel; brook; furrow”), German Rille (“a groove; furrow”).

Derived words

interrill rill erosion rillet
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