Rippling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small wave on the surface of a liquid

stir up (water) so as to form ripples

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪplɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɪplɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɪplɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɪplɪŋ/.

Examples

babbling brooks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bubble guggle ruffle riffle undulate burble babble cockle wavelet gurgle ripple

Parts of Speech

noun	a small wave on the surface of a liquid
verb	stir up (water) so as to form ripples
verb	flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise “babbling brooks”

Word Forms

ripple	verb	flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
riffle	verb	stir up (water) so as to form ripples
wave	noun	one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
ripple	noun	a small wave on the surface of a liquid
rippling	noun	a small wave on the surface of a liquid
riffle	noun	a small wave on the surface of a liquid
bubble	noun	a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
bubbler	noun	a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water
gurgle	noun	the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

plätschernd

eine kleine Welle auf der Oberfläche einer Flüssigkeit

🇫🇷French

ondulation

une petite vague à la surface d'un liquide

🇪🇸Spanish

ondulación

una pequeña ola en la superficie de un líquido

🇮🇹Italian

increspato

una piccola onda sulla superficie di un liquido

🇳🇱Dutch

kabbelend

een kleine golf op het oppervlak van een vloeistof

🇵🇹Portuguese

ondulando

uma pequena onda na superfície de um líquido

🇷🇺Russian

рябь

небольшая волна на поверхности жидкости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तरंगित करना

किसी तरल पदार्थ की सतह पर एक छोटी लहर

🇮🇳Tamil

அலைச்சல்

ஒரு திரவத்தின் மேற்பரப்பில் ஒரு சிறிய அலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అలలు

ద్రవ ఉపరితలంపై ఒక చిన్న తరంగం

🇮🇳Marathi

तरंग

द्रवाच्या पृष्ठभागावर एक लहान लाट

🇮🇳Gujarati

લહેર

પ્રવાહીની સપાટી પર એક નાની તરંગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏರಿಳಿತ

ದ್ರವದ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಅಲೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലയടിക്കുന്നു

ഒരു ദ്രാവകത്തിൻ്റെ ഉപരിതലത്തിൽ ഒരു ചെറിയ തരംഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਪਲਿੰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਤਰਲ ਦੀ ਸਤਹ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਲਹਿਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

لہرانا

مائع کی سطح پر ایک چھوٹی لہر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

荡漾

液体表面的小波浪

🇯🇵Japanese

波打つ

液体の表面の小さな波

🇰🇷Korean

졸졸 흐르는

액체 표면의 작은 파도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gợn sóng

một sóng nhỏ trên bề mặt chất lỏng

🇹🇭Thai

ระลอกคลื่น

คลื่นเล็กๆ บนพื้นผิวของของเหลว

🇮🇩Indonesian

beriak

gelombang kecil pada permukaan zat cair

🇲🇾Malay

beralun

gelombang kecil pada permukaan cecair

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

امتد

موجة صغيرة على سطح السائل

🇮🇷Persian

موج دار

یک موج کوچک روی سطح یک مایع

🇹🇷Turkish

dalgalanan

bir sıvının yüzeyindeki küçük dalga

🇮🇱Hebrew

אדוות

גל קטן על פני נוזל

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