Synonyms for rippling

Grammar : Verb

Spell : rip-uhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪp əl

Top 10 synonyms for rippling

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Définition of rippling

Origin : early 15c., "to crease;" 1660s, "to present a ruffled surface," of unknown origin, perhaps a frequentative of rip (v.). Transitive sense "cause to ripple" is from 1786. Related: Rippled; rippling.

verb wave

Example sentences :

The days of the bird and the flower and the rippling creeks are numbered.
Extract from : « Out of the North » by Howard V. Sutherland

"Not I," she says, with arms akimbo and a rippling laugh of knowing mockery.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

He took a step toward her, and the rippling scarf seemed to beckon him on.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

"Here they come," yelled Drake, echoed by the rippling shout of the crowd.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

Just let me sit here, and watch the rippling of that shining river!
Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever

Round the little islet the air was full of the talk of the rippling water.
Extract from : « Almayer's Folly » by Joseph Conrad

Patricia broke in on her dismal forebodings with a rippling, silvery laugh.
Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther

She shook her head and then laughed her rippling laugh at herself.
Extract from : « Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge » by Pemberton Ginther

It sounds like the rippling of waters, and I have told the waters to be quiet in their beds.
Extract from : « The Book of Nature Myths » by Florence Holbrook

When she walked by the river's side, the rippling waters were no sweeter than his voice.
Extract from : « Fair to Look Upon » by Mary Belle Freeley

Antonyms for rippling

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