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ripple

('r/I/p/@/l )

a small wave on the surface of a liquid(noun.event)

Synonym:
riffle, rippling, wavelet

source: wordnet30
(electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value(noun.event)

source: wordnet30
An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.(noun)

source: webster1913
The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves.(noun)

source: webster1913

stir up (water) so as to form ripples(verb.motion)

Synonym:
cockle, riffle, ruffle, undulate

source: wordnet30
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise(verb.perception)

Synonym:
babble, bubble, burble, guggle, gurgle

source: wordnet30
To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple.(verb)

source: webster1913
To become fretted or dimpled on the surface, as water when agitated or running over a rough bottom; to be covered with small waves or undulations, as a field of grain.(verb)

source: webster1913
To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover with small waves or undulations; as, the breeze rippled the lake.(verb)

source: webster1913

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