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Undulated

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un·du·late  (nj-lt, ndy-, -d-)
v. un·du·lat·ed, un·du·lat·ing, un·du·lates
v.tr.
1. To cause to move in a smooth wavelike motion.
2. To give a wavelike appearance or form to.
v.intr.
1. To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion. See Synonyms at swing.
2. To have a wavelike appearance or form.
3. To increase and decrease in volume or pitch as if in waves.
adj. (-lt, -lt)
Having a wavy outline or appearance: leaves with undulate margins.

[From Late Latin undula, small wave, diminutive of Latin unda, wave; see wed-1 in Indo-European roots.]

undu·la·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) adj.
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undulate
undulate leaf


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The sea undulated peaceably under the stern of the vessel.
The next day, the balloon, covered with its network, undulated gracefully above its car, which was held to the ground by numerous sacks of earth.
The exaltation which she had described as being producible at will by gazing at a star, came now without any determination of hers; she undulated upon the thin notes of the second-hand harp, and their harmonies passed like breezes through her, bringing tears into her eyes.
 
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