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Meaning
Noun
●
A
moving
disturbance
, or
undulation
, in the
surface
of a fluid.
●
A
sound
similar
to that of
undulating
water.
●
A
style
of
ice cream
in which
flavors
have been
coarsely
blended
together.
●
In Electronics:
A small
oscillation
of an otherwise
steady
signal.
●
In Textiles & Flax:
An
implement
, with
teeth
like those of a
comb
, for
removing
the
seeds
and
seed vessels
from
flax
,
broom corn
, etc.
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.
●
To
shape
into a
series
of ripples.
●
To
launch
or
unleash
in
rapid
succession.
●
To
scratch
,
tear
, or
break
slightly
; graze
●
In Flax:
To
remove
the
seeds
from (the
stalks
of
flax
, etc.),
by means of
a ripple.
Name
●
A
village
and
civil parish
in Dover
district
, Kent, England (OS
grid
ref
TR3450).
●
A
village
and
civil parish
in Malvern Hills
district
, Worcestershire, England (OS
grid
ref
SO8737).
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
ripple
English
rypelen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Cascade
Trickle
Spiral
Flow
Flicker
Wave
Reverberate
Flutter
Droplet
Seep
Wobble
Waveform
Jolt
Voltage
Shockwave
Amplitude
Splash
Vibration
Capacitor
Current
Bulge
Tumble
Inductor
Harmonics
Converter
Cryptocurrency
Ethereum
Oscillation
Bitcoin
Inductance
Circuit
Blockchain
Drift
Impedance
Torque
Signal
Capacitance
Overshoot
Harmonic
Domino
Move
Propagate
Inverter
Recede
Shock Wave
Eddy Currents
Corona Discharge
Diffraction Grating
Capacitive Coupling
Reactive Power
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Rhymes
Nipple
Ripple
Triple
Tipple
Fipple
Flipple
Dripple
Cripple
Aripple
Gripple
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