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undulate definition

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

transitive verb undulated -·lat′ed, undulating -·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
Also undulated un′·du·lat′ed

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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.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

undulate Usage Examples

Preposition: in

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

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.

Modifying Another Word

  • gently: Then we turn toward the coast, driving through the gently undulating Borders scenery to the small coastal town of Bamburgh.

Followed by a transitive particle

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

Preposition: with

  • hill: To say it was undulating with one reasonable hill would sum it up for me.
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