ripple
1(of a liquid surface) to form small waves or undulations, as water agitated by a breeze.
to flow with a light rise and fall or ruffling of the surface.
(of a solid surface) to form or have small undulations, ruffles, or folds.
(of sound) to undulate or rise and fall in tone, inflection, or magnitude.
to form small waves or undulations on; agitate lightly.
to mark as if with ripples; give a wavy form to.
a small wave or undulation, as on water.
any similar movement or appearance; a small undulation or wave, as in hair.
a small rapid.
Geology. ripple mark.
a sound, as of water flowing in ripples: a ripple of laughter.
Origin of ripple
1synonym study For ripple
Other words for ripple
Other words from ripple
- rip·ple·less, adjective
- rip·pling·ly, adverb
Words Nearby ripple
Other definitions for ripple (2 of 2)
a toothed or comblike device for removing seeds or capsules from flax, hemp, etc.
to remove the seeds or capsules from (flax or hemp) with a ripple.
Origin of ripple
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How to use ripple in a sentence
Those ripples are called gravitational waves, or sometimes gravity waves.
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To look past the line-item spending and into the core concern — the economic price tag thrust onto society and its ripple effects.
If vCA1 cells are the tiny ripples after throwing a rock into water, then the additional wave circuit around them are the rippling waves.
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Analysts interpreted it as an immediate ripple effect of the newly established US-Cuban détente.
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The heat creates mirages with waves that ripple through the air.
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This was said with a comical air of doubt, and a half smile, which sent a ripple of laughter over the charming face.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieAll was silent; a fresh breeze swept over the clear lake whose every ripple had the gracious curve of a smile.
Honey-Bee | Anatole FranceHe thought he heard the ripple of waves on a sunlit shore, and of wide-spreading trees which grew close to the edge of the sea.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph HockingSuddenly it ceased raining; and, looking about them, they saw that the lake was perfectly quiet—not a ripple could be seen.
The value of a praying mother | Isabel C. ByrumYou see that there the ocean tides and the currents of the river meet and cause a constant ripple.
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British Dictionary definitions for ripple (1 of 2)
/ (ˈrɪpəl) /
a slight wave or undulation on the surface of water
a small wave or undulation in fabric, hair, etc
a sound reminiscent of water flowing quietly in ripples: a ripple of laughter
electronics an oscillation of small amplitude superimposed on a steady value
US and Canadian another word for riffle (def. 4)
another word for ripple mark
(intr) to form ripples or flow with a rippling or undulating motion
(tr) to stir up (water) so as to form ripples
(tr) to make ripple marks
(intr) (of sounds) to rise and fall gently: her laughter rippled through the air
Origin of ripple
1Derived forms of ripple
- rippler, noun
- rippling, adjective
- ripplingly, adverb
- ripply, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for ripple (2 of 2)
/ (ˈrɪpəl) /
a special kind of comb designed to separate the seed from the stalks in flax, hemp, or broomcorn
(tr) to comb with this tool
Origin of ripple
2Derived forms of ripple
- rippler, noun
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