ripple
To move like the undulating surface of a body of waterTo move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.
» A murmur rippled through the crowd.
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7 senses(intransitive)To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.
(intransitive)To propagate like a moving wave.
(intransitive)To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
(transitive)To shape into a series of ripples.
(transitive)To launch or unleash in rapid succession.
(transitive)To scratch, tear, or break slightly; graze
To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple.
Examples
27 sentencesA murmur rippled through the crowd.
Heat is rippling through my body.
Крізь моє тіло пульсує тепло. — Internecivus
Do our actions ripple through time?
Their kindness creates a ripple effect.
The stone started ripples in the pond.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From an alteration of rimple. From Middle English *ripelen, repulen, equivalent to rip +From an alteration of rimple.
From Middle English *ripelen, repulen, equivalent to rip + -le (frequentative suffix).
Compare German Low German Repel, Dutch repel, German Riffel, extended forms (with instrumental or diminutive -le) of Low German Repe (“ripple”), Dutch repe (“ripple”). Compare also Dutch repen, German reffen, Swedish repa (“to beat; ripple”).
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Forms
ripples, rippling, rippled, rippledSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle