the sound of a wild river

[alpacinou]

Hello,

What is the noun and the verb for the sound of a wild, raging river? I already know "gurgle" and "burble", but those are for slow movement of river. What if you are talking about an extremely wild river?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

There are not one noun and one verb. There are countless ways to describe rapids.

A River Runs Through It and Deliverance might be good books to read. They both have rapids scenes in them. I think they'll give you a lot of good ideas and a feel for well-crafted description.

 

[alpacinou]

There are not one noun and one verb. There are countless ways to describe rapids.

A River Runs Through It and Deliverance might be good books to read. They both have rapids scenes in them. I think they'll give you a lot of good ideas and a feel for well-crafted description.

Thanks for suggesting those books. I will get them ASAP. In the meantime, could you kindly tell me what is used in those books to describe those raging rivers?

 

[GoesStation]

One pair of words you might want to play with is roar (verb) and roar (noun).

 

[tedmc]

rumble, gush

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Thanks for suggesting those books. I will get them ASAP. In the meantime, could you kindly tell me what is used in those books to describe those raging rivers?

No. I'd have to go to the library. (Which is closed for the duration, so I couldn't even if I wanted to.)

 

[alpacinou]

I found this sentence in Collins dictionary:

The water curved round the rocks in great bursts of foam.

Do you think this is about a river or sea?

What is the meaning of curve here?

 

[jutfrank]

Probably a river because it suggests the water has a course.

curved round means 'went round'.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I found this sentence in Collins dictionary:

The water curved round the rocks in great bursts of foam.

Do you think this is about a river or sea?



What is the meaning of curve here?

It doesn't say whether it's an ocean or river because it doesn't matter. It could be either. Here in Maine, water curves around rocks in rivers and in the ocean.

Water can't go through a rock. It can only go over or around. Either way, It can't go straight. It has to curve around the rock.

 

[Tdol]

How about crash?

 

[Tarheel]

I heard the sound of the waves crash and splash against the unyielding rocks.

 

[alpacinou]

Does this work?

Their villa was by the river, so they could always hear the never-ending burble of the wild river.

Do I have an alternative?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Does this work?

Their villa was by the river, so they could always hear the never-ending burble of the wild river.

Do I have an alternative?

Lots.

Burble isn't a particularly wild sound. There are some good suggestions above.

 

[alpacinou]

Lots.

Burble isn't a particularly wild sound. There are some good suggestions above.

What do you think?

1. Their villa was by the river, so they could always hear the never-ending gush of the wild river.

2. Their villa was by the river, so they could always hear the never-ending rumble of the wild river.

3. Their villa was by the river, so they could always hear the never-ending roar of the wild river.

Would burble work if the river was gentle?


4. Their villa was by the river, so they could always hear the never-ending burble of the gentle stream.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I don't know. To me, little streams burble. Rivers don't. I think it's most likely they'd hear the rumble. But I'm not at the villa, they are.

 

[alpacinou]

I don't know. To me, little streams burble. Rivers don't. I think it's most likely they'd hear the rumble. But I'm not at the villa, they are.

Is sentence number #2 in post #14 okay?

 

[Tarheel]

Is sentence number #2 in post #14 okay?

Yes.

 

[alpacinou]

Yes.

Thanks. What about 4?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Is sentence number #2 in post #14 okay?

It's okay, although using both always and never-ending seems redundant. If they could hear the never-ending rumble, then they could always hear the rumble.