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ren
noun · Middle EnglishA monosyllabic relic that captures the very essence of wet movement.
An archaic word denoting a stream or a flow, used specifically to describe heavy rain runoff.
In the wild
“The ren from the gutters carved deep channels into the gravel path.”
Origin
Rooted in the Old English rennan, found in the Middle English Dictionary to describe the act of running or flowing liquid.
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