Liquid Words

"You will always find an answer in the sound of water." Chuang-Tse

Water can...

babble - balbuciar

bubble - borbulhar

cascade - cascatear

drip - gotejar, pingar

fall - cair

flood - inundar

flow - correr, fluir

flush - correr, jorrar

drop - cair, tombar

gurgle - gorgolejar

gush - borbotar, esguichar, jorrar

hiss - sibilar, silvar

murmur - murmurar

pitter patter - gotejar, pingar

pour - cair, derramar, escorrer

roar - rugir

spatter - gotejar,respingar, pingar

spill - derramar

spit - espirrar

splash - bater, chapinhar, marulhar

splatter - chapinhar, marulhar, respingar, salpicar

spray - aspergir, salpicar

sprinkle - borrifar, orvalhar

swish - ciciar, sussurrar

tinkle - tilintar, tinir

trickle - pingar

whisper - sussurrar

whoosh - ciciar, silvar, sibilar

Try to learn the words in bold first.

NOTES:

1. A lot of the verbs above can be used as synonyms to describe the same type of sound.

2. All the verbs above can take -ing. For example: whispering, dripping, swishing, pouring, and so on.

3. Most of the verbs above can also be used as nouns. For example:

a spray, a sprinkle (um chuvisco, um orvalho, um salpico); a swish (um cicio), a hiss (um silvo), a whisper (um sussurro), and so on.

Water-related Words

bay – baía

brook – riacho, ribeirinho

canal –  canal

channel – canal
coral reef – rife de coralcove – caverna, gruta, furna, enseadacreek – ribeiro, córrego

drop – gota, pingo
droplet – gotícula
falls – quedas-d’água, cataratas

fjord – fiorde

fountain – fonte
ice – gelo

iceberg – icebergue

lake – lago

lagoon – lagoa

ocean – oceano, mar

pond – charco

pool – laguinho, charco

puddle – poça d’água

rain – chuva
raindrops – pingos- de- chuva

rainfall – precipitação

river – rio

riverbasin – bacia do rio

riverbank – margem do rio

river mouth – foz do rio

rivulet – riacho

sea – mar

sea cave – gruta
seashore – praia
shallows – baixios
shore – praia, margem

snow – neve

snowflake – floco de neve

source – origem, nascente

spring – nascente

stream – curso de água, ribeira

water crystals – cristais de água
waterfall - cascata, queda de água

well – poço