ripple

/ˈɹɪp(ə)l/ · noun

Meaning

A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
A sound similar to that of undulating water.
A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together.
A small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal.
To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.
To propagate like a moving wave.
To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
To shape into a series of ripples.
To launch or unleash in rapid succession.
To scratch, tear, or break slightly; graze
An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple.

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