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un·du·late (unjə lāt′, -dyə-; for adj., -lit, --lāt′)

transitive verb -·lat′ed, -·lat′·ing

  1. to cause to move in waves
  2. to give a wavy form, margin, or surface to

Etymology: < L undulatus, undulated < *undula, dim. of unda, a wave: see water

intransitive verb

  1. to move in or as in waves; move sinuously
  2. to have a wavy form, margin, or surface

adjective

having a wavy form, margin, or surface; undulating

undulate Synonyms

undulate

v.

  1. To surge

    billow, wave, ripple; see move 1.

  2. To sway

    pulsate, oscillate, swing; see wave 3. See syn. study at swing.

undulate Usage Examples

Object

  • landform: There are some loughs on parts of the valley floor, particularly in areas where the valley floor has a slightly undulating landform.
  • fairway: The 18-hole, 6442 yard, par 71 course uses the natural contours to create undulating fairways.
  • farmland: The yard is set among 500 acres of undulating arable farmland, only eight miles from the homeland of golf - St Andrews.
  • terrain: The undulating terrain requires even the best of players to produce a full range of shot making.
  • plateau: Group of hills or mountains with glaciers or an undulating plateau.
  • topography: The underlying rock is granite which gives rise to a rugged, undulating topography which nowhere rises above 85m.

Preposition: through

  • forest: Returning to the mainland, you wind your way north toward the limestone hills, undulating through pine forests and banana and papaya plantations.

Noun phrase with adjective complement

  • typical: It is surrounded by attractive undulating countryside typical of this part of the County.

Adjective complement

  • plain: The Lias floors the valley of the River Avon and the undulating plain running northwards up to Inkberrow and the Vale of Evesham.
  • green: A good tee shot is required to set up the chance of playing over the water to reach the huge but undulating green.

Modifying Another Word

  • gently: Then we turn toward the coast, driving through the gently undulating Borders scenery to the small coastal town of Bamburgh.
  • softly: West 8's design concept focuses heavily on developing an organic, lush and green park, with softly undulating hills.
  • deeply: The valley is deeply undulating, with steep, rounded slopes dissected by numerous small branching streams.
  • slightly: The course although based at 800 foot above sea level is of a slightly undulating nature with no tiring inclines.
  • strongly: In Shetland, the topography can be very rocky with a stepped appearance or strongly undulating lowlands.
  • very: The course is very undulating with a steep climb to the finishing line meaning the premium is always placed on stamina.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • off: This is an undulating off road race located in the foothills of the Malvern hills.

Preposition: in

  • wave: The keys on the keyboard undulate in a slow sine wave.

Preposition: with

  • hill: To say it was undulating with one reasonable hill would sum it up for me.
  • climb: The course is very undulating with a steep climb to the finishing line meaning the premium is always placed on stamina.

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