undulate
verb/ˈʌndʒəleɪt/
/ˈʌndʒəleɪt/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they undulate | /ˈʌndʒəleɪt/ /ˈʌndʒəleɪt/ |
| he / she / it undulates | /ˈʌndʒəleɪts/ /ˈʌndʒəleɪts/ |
| past simple undulated | /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪd/ /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle undulated | /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪd/ /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form undulating | /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈʌndʒəleɪtɪŋ/ |
- to go or move gently up and down like waves
- The countryside undulates pleasantly.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from late Latin undulatus, from Latin unda ‘a wave’.Want to learn more?
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