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verb (used without object)
1.
(of a liquid surface) to form small waves or undulations, as water agitated by a breeze.
2.
to flow with a light rise and fall or ruffling of the surface.
3.
(of a solid surface) to form or have small undulations, ruffles, or folds.
4.
(of sound) to undulate or rise and fall in tone, inflection, or magnitude.
verb (used with object)
5.
to form small waves or undulations on; agitate lightly.
6.
to mark as if with ripples; give a wavy form to.
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Rippling
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
noun
7.
a small wave or undulation, as on water.
8.
any similar movement or appearance; a small undulation or wave, as in hair.
9.
a small rapid.
10.
Geology. ripple mark.
11.
a sound, as of water flowing in ripples: a ripple of laughter.
Origin:
1660–70; origin uncertain
1660–70; origin uncertain
Related forms
rip·ple·less, adjective
rip·pling·ly, adverb
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noun
1.
a toothed or comblike device for removing seeds or capsules from flax, hemp, etc.
verb (used with object)
2.
to remove the seeds or capsules from (flax or hemp) with a ripple.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English ripel; cognate with Dutch repel, German Riffel
1425–75; late Middle English ripel; cognate with Dutch repel, German Riffel
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World English Dictionary
| ripple1 (ˈrɪpəl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a slight wave or undulation on the surface of water |
| 2. | a small wave or undulation in fabric, hair, etc |
| 3. | a sound reminiscent of water flowing quietly in ripples: a ripple of laughter |
| 4. | electronics an oscillation of small amplitude superimposed on a steady value |
| 5. | (US), (Canadian) another word for riffle |
| 6. | another word for ripple mark |
| —vb | |
| 7. | (intr) to form ripples or flow with a rippling or undulating motion |
| 8. | (tr) to stir up (water) so as to form ripples |
| 9. | (tr) to make ripple marks |
| 10. | (intr) (of sounds) to rise and fall gently: her laughter rippled through the air |
| [C17: perhaps from | |
| 'rippler1 | |
| —n | |
| 'rippling1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'ripplingly1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'ripply1 | |
| —adj | |
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