ripple
verb/ˈrɪpl/
/ˈrɪpl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ripple | /ˈrɪpl/ /ˈrɪpl/ |
| he / she / it ripples | /ˈrɪplz/ /ˈrɪplz/ |
| past simple rippled | /ˈrɪpld/ /ˈrɪpld/ |
| past participle rippled | /ˈrɪpld/ /ˈrɪpld/ |
| -ing form rippling | /ˈrɪplɪŋ/ /ˈrɪplɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to move or to make something move in very small waves
- The sea rippled and sparkled.
- rippling muscles
- ripple something The wind rippled the wheat in the fields.
- Small waves rippled gently across the pond.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gently
- out
- across
- through
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a feeling, etc.) to spread through a person or a group of people like a wave
- A gasp rippled through the crowd.
Extra Examples- The effects ripple out through the community.
- Shock rippled through her.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gently
- out
- across
- through
Word Originlate 17th cent. (as a verb): of unknown origin.
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