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rip·ple 1
(rĭp′əl)v. rip·pled, rip·pling, rip·ples
v.intr.
1.
a. To form or display little undulations or waves on the surface, as disturbed water does.
b. To flow with such undulations or waves on the surface.
2. To rise and fall gently in tone or volume.
v.tr.
To cause to form small waves or undulations.
n.
1. A small wave.
2. A wavelike motion; an undulation: the ripple of a flag.
3. A sound like that made by rippling water: a ripple of laughter.
[Middle English ripplen, to wrinkle, crease, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]
rip′pler n.
rip′pling·ly adv.
rip·ple 2
(rĭp′əl)n.
A comblike, toothed instrument for removing seeds from flax and other fibers.
tr.v. rip·pled, rip·pling, rip·ples
To remove seeds from with a comblike, toothed instrument.
[Middle English, from *ripelen, to remove seeds; akin to Middle Low German repelen.]
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ripple
(ˈrɪpəl)n
1. (Physical Geography) a slight wave or undulation on the surface of water
2. a small wave or undulation in fabric, hair, etc
3. a sound reminiscent of water flowing quietly in ripples: a ripple of laughter.
4. (Electronics) electronics an oscillation of small amplitude superimposed on a steady value
5. (Physical Geography) US and Canadian another word for riffle 4
6. (Physical Geography) another word for ripple mark
vb
7. (intr) to form ripples or flow with a rippling or undulating motion
8. (Physical Geography) (tr) to stir up (water) so as to form ripples
9. (Physical Geography) (tr) to make ripple marks on
10. (intr) (of sounds) to rise and fall gently: her laughter rippled through the air.
[C17: perhaps from rip1]
ˈrippler n
ˈrippling adj
ˈripplingly adv
ˈripply adj
ripple
(ˈrɪpəl)n
1. (Tools) a special kind of comb designed to separate the seed from the stalks in flax, hemp, or broomcorn
2. (Agriculture) a special kind of comb designed to separate the seed from the stalks in flax, hemp, or broomcorn
vb
(Agriculture) (tr) to comb with this tool
[C14: of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch repelen, Middle High German reffen to ripple]
ˈrippler n
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rip•ple
(ˈrɪp əl)v. -pled, -pling,
n. v.i.
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. to have, form, or fall in small undulations, ruffles, or folds.
4. (of sound) to move with a rising and falling tone, inflection, or magnitude: Laughter rippled through the crowd.
v.t. 5. to form small waves or undulations on; agitate lightly.
6. to mark as if with ripples; give a wavy form to.
n. 7. a small wave or undulation, as on water.
8. any movement or form similar to this: a ripple of lace at the hem.
9. a small rapid.
10. ripple mark.
11. a sound as of water rippling: a ripple of laughter.
[1660–70; orig. uncertain]
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ripple
Past participle: rippled
Gerund: rippling
| Imperative |
|---|
| ripple |
| ripple |
| Present |
|---|
| I ripple |
| you ripple |
| he/she/it ripples |
| we ripple |
| you ripple |
| they ripple |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I rippled |
| you rippled |
| he/she/it rippled |
| we rippled |
| you rippled |
| they rippled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am rippling |
| you are rippling |
| he/she/it is rippling |
| we are rippling |
| you are rippling |
| they are rippling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have rippled |
| you have rippled |
| he/she/it has rippled |
| we have rippled |
| you have rippled |
| they have rippled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was rippling |
| you were rippling |
| he/she/it was rippling |
| we were rippling |
| you were rippling |
| they were rippling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had rippled |
| you had rippled |
| he/she/it had rippled |
| we had rippled |
| you had rippled |
| they had rippled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will ripple |
| you will ripple |
| he/she/it will ripple |
| we will ripple |
| you will ripple |
| they will ripple |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have rippled |
| you will have rippled |
| he/she/it will have rippled |
| we will have rippled |
| you will have rippled |
| they will have rippled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be rippling |
| you will be rippling |
| he/she/it will be rippling |
| we will be rippling |
| you will be rippling |
| they will be rippling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been rippling |
| you have been rippling |
| he/she/it has been rippling |
| we have been rippling |
| you have been rippling |
| they have been rippling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been rippling |
| you will have been rippling |
| he/she/it will have been rippling |
| we will have been rippling |
| you will have been rippling |
| they will have been rippling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been rippling |
| you had been rippling |
| he/she/it had been rippling |
| we had been rippling |
| you had been rippling |
| they had been rippling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would ripple |
| you would ripple |
| he/she/it would ripple |
| we would ripple |
| you would ripple |
| they would ripple |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have rippled |
| you would have rippled |
| he/she/it would have rippled |
| we would have rippled |
| you would have rippled |
| they would have rippled |
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Noun 1. [画像:ripple - a small wave on the surface of a liquid]ripple - a small wave on the surface of a liquid
moving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
2. ripple - (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
electronics - the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
oscillation, vibration - (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
Verb 1. [画像:ripple - stir up (water) so as to form ripples]ripple - stir up (water) so as to form ripples
2. [画像:ripple - flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise]ripple - flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"
gurgle - make sounds similar to gurgling water; "The baby gurgled with satisfaction when the mother tickled it"
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ripple
noun
1. wave, tremor, oscillation, undulation the ripples on the sea's calm surface
2. (usually plural) consequence, result, side effect, backlash, sequel, repercussion, reverberation The problem has created economic ripples.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
تَمَوُّج، تَماوُجيَتَماوَج
vlněnívlnit
bølgering
kareväreväreillä
fodrozfodrozódás
gára
bangelėraibintiraibuliavimasraibuliuoti
ņirbaņirbētņirboņavilnīšiviļņot
kabbelen rimpeling
sčerenievlnenievlniť
dalgacıkhafif dalgalanmahafifçe dalgalan mak
ripple
[ˈrɪpl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
ripple
[ˈrɪpəl] n
(= small wave) (on water) → ride f, ondulation f
(= sound) a ripple of laughter → des rires en cascade
a ripple of applause → des applaudissements en cascade
a ripple of applause → des applaudissements en cascade
ripples npl (= repercussions) → répercussions fpl
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ripple
n
vi
ripple
:ripple effect
n (= knock-on effect) → Nachwirkungen pl
ripple mark
n (on sand etc) → Rippelmarke f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ripple
[ˈrɪpl]1. n (of water) → ondulazione f; (small wave) → increspatura ; (noise, YYY, of voices) → mormorio ; (of laughter) → fremito
2. vt → increspare
3. vi → incresparsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ripple
(ˈripl) noun a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc. He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water. kabbeling تَمَوُّج، تَماوُج вълничка ondulação vlnění die Kräuselung, kleine Welle ring κυματισμός ondulación virvendus ریز موج väre ondulation גל छोटी तरंग mreškanje vode, žuborenje fodrozódás (vizen) riak gára ondulazione さざなみ 잔물결 raibuliavimas, bangelė ņirboņa; ņirba; vilnīši ombak air rimpel liten bølge, krusning drobna fala وړی څپی جوړول ondulação val mic; undă рябь vlnenie, sčerenie valovanje talasić krusning ระลอกคลื่นเล็ก ๆ dalgacık, hafif dalgalanma 波紋 брижі لہر sự gợn sóng lăn tăn 波纹
verb to (cause to) have ripples. The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass. rimpel يَتَماوَج вълнувам (се) ondular vlnit (se) kräuseln bølge κυματίζω ελαφρά ondular kergelt lainetama (panema) موج دار کردن väreillä onduler לְהַעֲלוֹת אַדווָה लहराना mreškati fodroz(ódik) membuat berombak gára(st) ondeggiare, far ondeggiare さざなみを立てる 잔물결을 일으키다 raibuliuoti, raibinti viļņot; viļņoties; ņirbēt bergoyang golven skvulpe, kruse seg falować څپی لرونکی کول ondular a (se) undui, a (se) legăna покрывать(ся) рябью vlniť (sa) valovati talasati krusa sig, bölja กระเพื่อม hafifçe dalgalan(dır)mak (使)起波紋 вкривати(ся) брижами ہلکہ موجیں پیدا کرنا gợn lên 使...起波纹
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