RIPPLE Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word ripple. (close relations)
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| undulate | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • having a wavy margin and rippled surface verb • stir up (water) so as to form ripples • occur in soft rounded shapes • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion • increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves | ||||||
| fluctuate | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern • move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern • be unstable | ||||||
| oscillate | verbv | |||||
verb • be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action • move or swing from side to side regularly | ||||||
| pulsate | verbv | |||||
verb • expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically • move with or as if with a regular alternating motion • produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses | ||||||
| quiver | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an almost pleasurable sensation of fright • a shaky motion • case for holding arrows • the act of vibrating verb • shake with fast, tremulous movements • move back and forth very rapidly • move with or as if with a regular alternating motion | ||||||
| sway | verbv | |||||
noun • controlling influence • pitching dangerously to one side verb • move back and forth or sideways • move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner • win approval or support for • cause to move back and forth | ||||||
| tremble | verbv | |||||
noun • a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement verb • move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways | ||||||
| vibrate | verbv | |||||
verb • shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner • move or swing from side to side regularly • be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action • sound with resonance • feel sudden intense sensation or emotion | ||||||
| wave | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) • a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch • a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon • (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth • something that rises rapidly • the act of signaling by a movement of the hand • a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair • an undulating curve • a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures) verb • signal with the hands or nod • move or swing back and forth • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion • twist or roll into coils or ringlets • set waves in | ||||||
| riffle | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a small wave on the surface of a liquid • shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners verb • twitch or flutter • look through a book or other written material • stir up (water) so as to form ripples • shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix | ||||||
| babble | verbv | |||||
noun • gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby verb • utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way • to talk foolishly • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise • divulge confidential information or secrets | ||||||
| bubble | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide) • a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control • an impracticable and illusory idea • a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic verb • form, produce, or emit bubbles • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise • rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles • cause to form bubbles • expel gas from the stomach | ||||||
| burble | verbv | |||||
verb • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise | ||||||
| cockle | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • common edible European bivalve • common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs verb • stir up (water) so as to form ripples • to gather something into small wrinkles or folds | ||||||
| guggle | verbv | |||||
verb • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise • make a sound like a liquid that is being poured from a bottle • drink from a flask with a gurgling sound | ||||||
| gurgle | verbv | |||||
noun • the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck verb • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise • make sounds similar to gurgling water • drink from a flask with a gurgling sound • utter with a gurgling sound | ||||||
| rippling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a small wave on the surface of a liquid | ||||||
| ruffle | verbv | |||||
noun • a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim • a high tight collar • a noisy fight verb • stir up (water) so as to form ripples • trouble or vex • to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others • discompose • twitch or flutter • mix so as to make a random order or arrangement • erect or fluff up • disturb the smoothness of • pleat or gather into a ruffle | ||||||
| wavelet | nounn | |||||
noun • a small wave on the surface of a liquid | ||||||
