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Q&A How to describe the flow of an hourglass [closed]

I'm thinking of somewhat of a poetic way to describe how time flows, via an hourglass. Does sand simply 'flow' through an hourglass? Drip doesn't sound applicable, and 'stream' is just basically fl...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by A. Lau‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:35:31Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/24607
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar A. Lau‭ · 2019-12-08T05:35:31Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm thinking of somewhat of a poetic way to describe how time flows, via an hourglass. Does sand simply 'flow' through an hourglass? Drip doesn't sound applicable, and 'stream' is just basically flow.

Basically, what's another applicable word to describe sand moving through an hourglass?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-09-14T02:51:59Z (about 8 years ago)
Original score: 2