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Ripple

see synonyms of ripple

Noun

1. riffle, ripple, rippling, wavelet

a small wave on the surface of a liquid

2. ripple

(electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value

Verb

3. cockle, riffle, ripple, ruffle, undulate

stir up (water) so as to form ripples

4. babble, bubble, burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple

flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

Example Sentences:
'babbling brooks'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ripple

see synonyms of ripple
noun
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 and Canadian another word for riffle (sense 4)
6.  another word for ripple mark
verb
7. (intransitive)
to form ripples or flow with a rippling or undulating motion
8. (transitive)
to stir up (water) so as to form ripples
9. (transitive)
to make ripple marks on
10. (intransitive)
(of sounds) to rise and fall gently
her laughter rippled through the air
noun
1. 
a special kind of comb designed to separate the seed from the stalks in flax, hemp, or broomcorn
verb
2. (transitive)
to comb with this tool

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Ripple

see synonyms of ripple
trademark
1. 
a brand of cheap wine
noun
2.  [occas. r-]
any cheap wine
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈrippled or ˈrippling
1. 
a. 
to form or have little waves or undulating movements on the surface, as water or grass stirred by a breeze
b. 
to flow with such waves or movements on the surface
c. 
to be formed or set in small folds or waves, as cloth or hair
2. 
to give the effect of rippling water, as by alternately rising and falling
laughter rippling through the hall
verb transitive
3. 
to cause to ripple
4. 
to give a wavy form or appearance to
5. 
to make (a sound, tone, etc.) that ripples
noun
6. 
a small wave or undulation, as on the surface of water
7. 
a movement, appearance, or formation suggesting this
8. 
a sound like that of rippling water
9. 
a small rapid in a stream
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈrippled or ˈrippling
1. 
to remove the seeds from (flax, hemp, etc.) with a toothed implement resembling a comb
noun
2. 
such an implement

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ripple

see synonyms of ripple
v. rip·pled, rip·pling, rip·ples
v.intr.
1.
a. To form or display little undulations or waves on the surface, as disturbed water does.
b. To flow with such undulations or waves on the surface.
2. To rise and fall gently in tone or volume.
v.tr.
To cause to form small waves or undulations.
n.
1. A small wave.
2. A wavelike motion; an undulation: the ripple of a flag.
3. A sound like that made by rippling water: a ripple of laughter.
n.
A comblike, toothed instrument for removing seeds from flax and other fibers.
tr.v. rip·pled, rip·pling, rip·ples
To remove seeds from with a comblike, toothed instrument.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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