NOUN | event | ripple, rippling, riffle, wavelet | a small wave on the surface of a liquid / liquid |
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event | ripple | (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value | |
VERB | motion | ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate | stir up (water) so as to form ripples |
perception | ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle | flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise |
Sounds | rih'pahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | A small wave on the surface of a liquid / liquid. | |
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Synonyms | rippling, riffle, wavelet | |
Broader | wave, moving ridge | One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid / liquid (especially across a large body of water) |
Spanish | ondulación, perturbación, wavelet | |
Catalan | wavelet | |
Verbs | ripple | stir up (water) so as to form ripples |
ripple | flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise |
Meaning | (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value. | |
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Category | electronics | The branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices |
Broader | oscillation, vibration | (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean |
Meaning | stir up (water) so as to form ripples. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate | |
Entails | fold, fold up, turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other |
Broader | flow, flux | Move or progress freely as if in a stream |
Spanish | ondear, ondular | |
Catalan | ondejar, ondular, onejar | |
Nouns | ripple, rippling | a small wave on the surface of a liquid / liquid |
Meaning | Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle | |
Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
Similar to | gurgle | make sounds similar to gurgling water |
Spanish | gorgotear, murmurar | |
Catalan | brunzir, murmurar, murmurejar, remorejar | |
Nouns | ripple | a small wave on the surface of a liquid / liquid |
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