ripple

rip·ple ¹  (rpl)

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.

---

[Middle English ripplen, to wrinkle, crease, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

---

rippler n.

rippling·ly adv.

---

rip·ple ²  (rpl)

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.

---

[Middle English, from *ripelen, to remove seeds; akin to Middle Low German repelen.]

---

ripple

Noun

1. a slight wave on the surface of water

2. a slight ruffling of a surface

3. a sound like water flowing gently in ripples: a ripple of applause

4. vanilla ice cream with stripes of another ice cream through it: raspberry ripple

Verb

[-pling, -pled]

1. to form ripples or flow with a waving motion

2. (of sounds) to rise and fall gently [origin unknown]

rippling adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ripple - a small wave on the surface of a liquid riffle, rippling, wavelet moving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
	2.	ripple - (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices oscillation, vibration - (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
Verb	1.	ripple - stir up (water) so as to form ripples cockle, ruffle, undulate, riffle flow, flux - move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium"
	2.	ripple - flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" burble, guggle, gurgle, bubble, babble sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" gurgle - make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"

---

ripple

noun 1. wave, tremor, oscillation, undulation

noun 2. flutter, thrill, tremor, tingle, vibration, frisson

Translations

ripple [ˈrɪpl] n → onda, rizo;

(sound) → murmullo

vi → rizarse

vt → rizar

---

ripple [ˈrɪpl] n → ride f, ondulation f [of applause, laughter]; cascade f

vi → se rider, onduler

vt → rider, faire onduler

---

ripple [ˈrɪpl] n (wave) → kleine Welle f;

(of laughter, applause) → Welle f

vi (water) → sich kräuseln;

(muscles) → spielen

vt (surface) → kräuseln

---

ripple [ˈrɪpl] n → increspamento, ondulazione f; mormorio

vi → incresparsi

vt → increspare

---

ripple

n ripple [ˈripl]

a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water. kabbeling تَمَوُّج، تَماوُج вълничка vlnění ring die Kräuselung, kleine Welle κυματισμός ondulación virvendus ریز موج väre ondulation גַל छोटी तरंग mreškanje vode, žuborenje fodrozódás (vizen) riak gára ondulazione さざなみ 잔 물결, 파문 raibuliavimas, bangelė ņirboņa; ņirba; vilnīši ombak air rimpel liten bølge, krusning drobna fala ondulação val mic; undă рябь vlnenie, sčerenie valovanje talasić krusning ระลอกคลื่นเล็ก ๆ dalgacık, hafif dalgalanma 波紋 брижі لہر sự gợn sóng lăn tăn 波纹

v

to (cause to) have ripples The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass. rimpel يَتَماوَج вълнувам (се) vlnit (se) bølge kräuseln κυματίζω ελαφρά ondular kergelt lainetama (panema) موج دار کردن väreillä (faire) onduler לְהַעֲלוֹת אַדווָה लहराना mreškati fodroz(ódik) membuat berombak gára(st) ondeggiare, far ondeggiare さざなみを立てる 파문을 짓다; ...에 파문을 일으키다 raibuliuoti, raibinti viļņot; viļņoties; ņirbēt bergoyang (doen) golven skvulpe, kruse seg falować ondular a (se) undui, a (se) legăna покрывать(ся) рябью vlniť (sa) valovati talasati krusa sig, bölja กระเพื่อม hafifçe dalgalan(dır)mak 使...起波紋 вкривати(ся) брижами ہلکہ موجیں پیدا کرنا gợn lên 使...起波纹