Ripple
WordNet

noun


(1)   A small wave on the surface of a liquid
(2)   (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value

verb


(3)   Stir up (water) so as to form ripples
(4)   Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
"Babbling brooks"
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Etymology


rypelen < or akin to Middle Low German or Middle Dutch repelen, akin to Old High German riffilon, "to scrape", riffila, "a saw" (IE *reib-). related to , , , , .

Noun



  1. A moving disturbance or undulation in the surface of a liquid.
  2. A sound similar to that or undulating water.
  3. A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together.
  4. A small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal.

Verb



  1. To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.
 
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