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rill

Pronunciation: /ɹɪl/

The English word “rill” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.

verb

  1. To trickle, pour, or run like a small stream.

adjective

  1. Real.

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”).

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