Ripple Definition
rĭpəl
rippled, ripples, rippling
verb
rippled, ripples, rippling
To form or have little waves or undulating movements on the surface, as water or grass stirred by a breeze.
Webster's New World
To give a wavy form or appearance to.
Webster's New World
To flow with such waves or movements on the surface.
Webster's New World
To cause to ripple.
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To remove the seeds from (flax, hemp, etc.) with a toothed implement resembling a comb.
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noun
ripples
A small wave or undulation, as on the surface of water.
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A wavelike motion; an undulation.
The ripple of a flag.
American Heritage
A movement, appearance, or formation suggesting this.
Webster's New World
A sound like that of rippling water.
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A small rapid in a stream.
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Origin of Ripple
Middle English from ripelen to remove seeds Middle Low German repelen
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English ripplen to wrinkle, crease perhaps of Scandinavian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English rypelen, frequentative of rippen 'to rip'. More at rip.
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