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ripple

/ˈɹɪp(ə)l/noun, verb2 syllables

Ripple means: flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise.

Synonyms for ripple11

noun, as in a small wave on the surface of a liquid

rippling, riffle, wavelet

verb, as in flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle

verb, as in stir up (water) so as to form ripples

ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate

What does ripple mean?4

verb

1

flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise“babbling brooks”

2

stir up (water) so as to form ripples

noun

1

a small wave on the surface of a liquid

2

(electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ripple?3

two syllables

triplenipplecripple
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Ripple in a sentence

  • There wasn’t so much as a ripple on the water.Amastan
  • Adriano watched the wind make the grass ripple like waves.Amastan
  • Ziri watched the breeze ripple through the trees.always
  • The crisis had a ripple effect on the economy.Igider
  • Her voice was a ripple in the still pond.Igider
  • A single act of kindness can ripple through countless lives.Conjuice
  • A gentle wind made ripples on the surface of the pond.AlanF_US
  • Ziri could see the ripples come to shore.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of ripple

as a noun

plural
ripples

as a verb

past tense
rippled
present participle
rippling
third-person singular
ripples
past participle
rippled