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- Dictionaryrippling/ˈrɪplɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (of water) forming or flowing with a series of small waves on the surface: "the rippling waters of the lake"
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verb [ I or T ] uk / ˈrɪp. ə l / us / ˈrɪp. ə l / to ( cause to) move in small waves: The breeze rippled the water. His muscles rippled under his skin. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Shaking, swinging and vibrating. brandish. earth-shaking. flappy. flourish. fluff something up. reverberation. reverberative. ripple. rock-a-bye.
1. a. : to become lightly ruffled or covered with small waves. b. : to flow in small waves. c. : to fall in soft undulating folds. the scarf rippled to the floor. 2. : to flow with a light rise and fall of sound or inflection. laughter rippled over the audience. 3. : to move with an undulating motion or so as to cause ripples.
verb [ I or T ] uk / ˈrɪp. ə l / us / ˈrɪp. ə l / to ( cause to) move in small waves: The breeze rippled the water. His muscles rippled under his skin. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Shaking, swinging and vibrating. brandish. earth-shaking. flappy. flourish. fluff something up. reverberation. reverberative. ripple. rock-a-bye.
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 .] rip′pler n. rip′pling·ly adv. rip·ple 2. (rĭp′əl) n.
RIPPLE definition: 1. a small wave on the surface of water: 2. a sound or feeling that spreads through a person or…. Learn more.
1. countable noun. Ripples are little waves on the surface of water caused by the wind or by something moving in or on the water. 2. verb. When the surface of an area of water ripples or when something ripples it, a number of little waves appear on it. You throw a pebble in a pool and it ripples.
A motion or sound that ripples. Wiktionary. Synonyms: wavelet. riffle. ripple. Advertisement. Other Word Forms of Rippling.
