surface rippling

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  • rippling — adj. with a second mixed flavor or marbled (of food such as ice cream) rip·ple || rɪpl n. small wave, small undulation; small wave like formation; rough finished surface; ice cream that has wavy lines of colored flavored syrup; tool in the… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • rippling — noun a small wave on the surface of a liquid • Syn: ↑ripple, ↑riffle, ↑wavelet • Derivationally related forms: ↑wave (for: ↑wavelet), ↑riffle ( …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ripple — ripple1 [rip′əl] vi. rippled, rippling [prob. < RIP1 + LE, sense 3] 1. a) to form or have little waves or undulating movements on the surface, as water or grass stirred by a breeze b) to flow with such wa …   English World dictionary

  • ripple — rip|ple1 [ˈrıpəl] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from rip] 1.) [I and T] to move in small waves, or to make something move in this way ▪ fields of grain rippling in the soft wind ▪ I could see the muscles rippling under his shirt. 2.) [I… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Caspian Sea — a salt lake between SE Europe and Asia: the largest inland body of water in the world. ab. 169,000 sq. mi. (438,000 sq. km); 85 ft. (26 m) below sea level. * * * Inland salt lake between Europe and Asia, bordering Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan,… …   Universalium

  • ripple — [[t]rɪ̱p(ə)l[/t]] ripples, rippling, rippled 1) N COUNT Ripples are little waves on the surface of water caused by the wind or by something moving in or on the water. 2) V ERG When the surface of an area of water ripples or when something ripples …   English dictionary

  • ripple — I. /ˈrɪpəl / (say ripuhl) verb (rippled, rippling) –verb (i) 1. to form small waves or undulations on the surface, as water when agitated by a gentle breeze or by running over a rocky bottom. 2. to flow with a light ruffling of the surface. 3. to …  

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  • ripple — ripple1 rippleless, adj. ripplingly, adv. /rip euhl/, v., rippled, rippling, n. v.i. 1. (of a liquid surface) to form small waves or undulations, as water agitated by a breeze. 2. to flow with a light rise and fall or ruffling of the surface. 3.… …   Universalium

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