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Added 10 October 2026

ripple

/ˈɹɪp(ə)l/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ripple at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
I dropped a small stone into the pond and watched the ripples spread.
One of a series of corrugations in flat surface.
The ebbing tide had left ripples in the sand.
A sound similar to that of undulating water.

verb

To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.
To propagate like a moving wave.
To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.

verb

To scratch, tear, or break slightly; graze

noun

An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.

Origin

From an alteration of rimple.

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