Standard Lemma guide

rippling

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IH1 P AH0 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R IH1 P L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Moving in a chaotic, undulating fashion, as in a flow of water or a flag blowing in the wind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A motion or sound that ripples.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of ripple

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a small wave on the surface of a liquid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ripple, riffle, wavelet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wave, moving ridge

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Māori: orowaru — sound of gently moving water