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Definitions for Ripple

[1] (of a liquid surface) to form small waves or undulations, as water agitated by a breeze.
[2] to flow with a light rise and fall or ruffling of the surface.
[3] (of a solid surface) to form or have small undulations, ruffles, or folds.
[4] (of sound) to undulate or rise and fall in tone, inflection, or magnitude.
[5] to form small waves or undulations on; agitate lightly.
[6] to mark as if with ripples; give a wavy form to.
[7] a small wave or undulation, as on water.
[8] any similar movement or appearance; a small undulation or wave, as in hair.
[9] a small rapid.
[10] Geology . ripple mark.
[11] a sound, as of water flowing in ripples: a ripple of laughter.
[12] a toothed or comblike device for removing seeds or capsules from flax, hemp, etc.
[13] to remove the seeds or capsules from (flax or hemp) with a ripple.
[14] a slight wave or undulation on the surface of water
[15] a small wave or undulation in fabric, hair, etc
[16] a sound reminiscent of water flowing quietly in ripples a ripple of laughter
[17] electronics an oscillation of small amplitude superimposed on a steady value
[18] US and Canadian another word for riffle (def. 4)
[19] another word for ripple mark
[20] (intr) to form ripples or flow with a rippling or undulating motion
[21] (tr) to stir up (water) so as to form ripples
[22] (tr) to make ripple marks
[23] (intr) (of sounds) to rise and fall gently her laughter rippled through the air
[24] a special kind of comb designed to separate the seed from the stalks in flax, hemp, or broomcorn
[25] (tr) to comb with this tool

Words related to Ripple

undulation, rush, swell, surge, tide, fold, billow, curl, breaker, crest, line, furrow, whitecap, swish, quiver, palpitate, undulate, flow, vibrate, motion

Words nearby Ripple

ripon, riposte, ripped, ripper, ripping, ripple, ripple control, ripple effect, ripple mark, ripplegrass, rippler

Origin of Ripple

21425–75; late Middle English ripel; cognate with Dutch repel, German Riffel

Other words from Ripple

rip·ple·less , adjective
rip·pling·ly , adverb

Word origin for Ripple

C14: of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch repelen , Middle High German reffen to ripple

Synonyms for Ripple

billow, breaker, crest, curl, fold, furrow, line, rippling, rush, surge, swell, tide, undulation, whitecap