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Ripple (charitable organisation)
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
- A moving disturbance or undulation in the surface of a liquid.
- A sound similar to that or undulating water.
- A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together.
- A small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal.
Verb
- To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.