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
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
However, that began to change as the success of the band rippled out beyond California.
The crowd began to lurch violently, as small motions rippled out into panicked attempts to break away.
The War Inside: Terrorism & Teenhood in ‘No Dawn Without Darkness’ | Hugh Ryan | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, one individual towel is placed upon a rippled foam display, creating the illusion of a stack.
Is Bed Bath & Beyond a ‘Palace of Lies’? An Investigation. | Rachel Krantz | February 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe case has shocked South Africa, where Pistorius is a national hero, and rippled around the globe.
Blade Runner’s Beauty Queen: Who Was Reeva Steenkamp? | Lizzie Crocker | February 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCelebratory gunfire and fireworks rippled across the city as people rejoiced.
The still river rippled, and a sun-bronzed face shot half-clear again.
The Gold Trail | Harold BindlossThe rippled waters between the four walls of the cave were like wavy paving tiles.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoA breeze blowing across the cornfield swept over them, shaking the maple leaves, and rippled the surface of the lake.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonIts ceiling consisted of tacked-up sheets, inside which spiders and dust and sand whispered and the wind rippled.
Mushroom Town | Oliver OnionsThe little steamer clove light green waters that were hardly rippled by the breeze.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson Young
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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