white water

NOUN

fast-flowing water

Synonyms

WEAK

breakers lather rapid rapids soapsuds spindrift spoondrift spray suds surf wild water

Example Sentences

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"I used to be a person who loved the outdoors, canoeing, kayaking and white water rafting to where I am now and I just want to get back to that."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The river — a popular spot for white water rafting around this time of the year — is fast-moving and dangerous.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

You’ll walk next to churning, frothing white water.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

Then again, most river lovers are pretty chill, even as they nurture a passion bordering on fanaticism when it comes to white water.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2022

I put on a good-sized sinker and dropped into the white water close to the edge of the timbers of the dam.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway