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ripple
1[rip-uhl]
verb (used without object)
(of a liquid surface) to form small waves or undulations, as water agitated by a breeze.
Synonyms: , ,to flow with a light rise and fall or ruffling of the surface.
(of a solid surface) to form or have small undulations, ruffles, or folds.
(of sound) to undulate or rise and fall in tone, inflection, or magnitude.
verb (used with object)
to form small waves or undulations on; agitate lightly.
Synonyms: , ,to mark as if with ripples; give a wavy form to.
noun
a small wave or undulation, as on water.
Synonyms: ,any similar movement or appearance; a small undulation or wave, as in hair.
a small rapid.
Geology.ripple mark.
a sound, as of water flowing in ripples.
a ripple of laughter.
ripple
2[rip-uhl]
noun
a toothed or comblike device for removing seeds or capsules from flax, hemp, etc.
verb (used with object)
to remove the seeds or capsules from (flax or hemp) with a ripple.
ripple
1/ ˈɪə /
noun
a slight wave or undulation on the surface of water
a small wave or undulation in fabric, hair, etc
a sound reminiscent of water flowing quietly in ripples
a ripple of laughter
electronics an oscillation of small amplitude superimposed on a steady value
another word for riffle
another word for ripple mark
verb
(intr) to form ripples or flow with a rippling or undulating motion
(tr) to stir up (water) so as to form ripples
(tr) to make ripple marks
(intr) (of sounds) to rise and fall gently
her laughter rippled through the air
ripple
2/ ˈɪə /
noun
a special kind of comb designed to separate the seed from the stalks in flax, hemp, or broomcorn
verb
(tr) to comb with this tool
Other Word Forms
- rippleless adjective
- ripplingly adverb
- ˈ noun
- ˈԲ adverb
- ˈ adjective
- ˈԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of ripple1
Origin of ripple2
Word History and Origins
Origin of ripple1
Origin of ripple2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The impact is having ripple effects on other businesses.
As the news spread and it began to become increasingly clear that many students had been injured - possibly even killed - panic rippled across the campus.
"It does have this ripple effect," she said.
The commentary sent ripples through conservative circles, with figures like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene admitting she hadn’t even read the bill before voting in favor.
The decline in shipping has broader ripple effects on L.A.’s logistics economy.
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When To Use
A ripple is a small wave, ruffle, or wrinkle on the surface of something, such as water, fabric, clouds, or hair.A raindrop causes ripples in a puddle. A soft gust of wind can cause ripples on the surface of a lake, on the surface of a sheet hanging from a clothesline, or through the tall grasses in the meadow. Ripples aren’t typically breaks in the surface where they appear—they are disturbances that change its shape momentarily.The word can also be applied to waves or wrinkles involving intangible or abstract things, such as ripples of cause and effect. Much like the ripples that result from tossing a stone into a pond, one action causes many other things to happen in a kind of chain reaction known as a ripple effect. Ripple can also refer to a cascading sound, like that of rippling water, as in a ripple of laughter. More specifically, ripple can refer to a swirl of a particular ingredient in ice cream, such as caramel or chocolate. There are even some flavors whose name indicates what the ripple consists of, such as butterscotch ripple. Ripple is also used as a verb meaning to form or cause such waves, ruffles, or wrinkles, as in The wind rippled the surface of the river. It can also mean to gently flow or rise and fall.Things with ripples in them can be described as rippled or ripply.Example: I like to throw rocks into the still pond and see how far the ripples extend out.
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