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undulating

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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
Translations
undulating [ˈʌndjʊleɪtɪŋ] ADJondulante, ondeante; [land] → ondulado
undulating [ˈʌndjʊleɪtɪŋ] adjondoyant(e)
undulating
adj movement, linewellenförmig; waves, seawogend; hairwallend; countrysidehügelig; hillssanft; pathauf und ab führend; hipswiegend
undulating [ˈʌndjʊˌleɪtɪŋ] adj (surface) → ondulato/a; (countryside) → collinoso/a; (sea) → ondeggiante
undulating [ˈʌndjʊˌleɪtɪŋ] adj (surface) → ondulato/a; (countryside) → collinoso/a; (sea) → ondeggiante


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Its fantastic colors are more brilliant and beautiful than the sun on the undulating waters.
Whether it was that this undulating tester rolled the savage away to far distant scenes, I know not, but he now spoke of his native island; and, eager to hear his history, I begged him to go on and tell it.
It was encamped on a slight rise of the undulating road, and from where I stood tents and vans and men were clearly silhouetted against the sky.
 
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