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RIPPLE
ripple, rippling, riffle, wavelet
(noun) a small wave on the surface of a liquid
ripple
(noun) (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate
(verb) stir up (water) so as to form ripples
ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
(verb) flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; “babbling brooks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
ripple (plural ripples)
A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
A sound similar to that of undulating water.
A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together.
(electronics) A small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal.
Verb
ripple (third-person singular simple present ripples, present participle rippling, simple past and past participle rippled)
(intransitive) To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.
(intransitive) To propagate like a moving wave.
(intransitive) To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
(transitive) To shape into a series of ripples.
(transitive) To launch or unleash in rapid succession.
Etymology 2
Verb
ripple (third-person singular simple present ripples, present participle rippling, simple past and past participle rippled)
(transitive) To scratch, tear, or break slightly; graze
Etymology 3
Noun
ripple (plural ripples)
An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
Verb
ripple (third-person singular simple present ripples, present participle rippling, simple past and past participle rippled)
To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple.
Anagrams
• Prilep, Rippel
Proper noun
Ripple (countable and uncountable, plural Ripples)
A village in Worcestershire, England.
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ripple is the 11469th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2745 individuals. Ripple is most common among White (94.72%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Prilep, Rippel
Source: Wiktionary
Rip"ple, n. Etym: [FRom Rip, v.]
Definition: An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
Rip"ple, v. t.
1. To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple.
2. Hence, to scratch or tear. Holland.
Rip"ple, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rippled; p. pr. & vb. n. Rippling.] Etym: [Cf. Rimple, Rumple.]
1. To become fretted or dimpled on the surface, as water when agitated or running over a rough bottom; to be covered with small waves or undulations, as a field of grain.
2. To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
Rip"ple, v. t.
Definition: To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover with small waves or undulations; as, the breeze rippled the lake.
Rip"ple, n.
1. The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves.
2. A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little waves; as, a ripple of laughter. Ripple grass. (Bot.) See Ribwort.
– Ripple marks, a system of parallel ridges on sand, produced by wind, by the current of a steam, or by the agitation of wind waves; also (Geol.), a system of parallel ridges on the surface of a sandstone stratum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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