RIPPLING Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word rippling. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for RIPPLING
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billowing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by great swelling waves or surges | ||||||||
flapping | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the motion made by flapping up and down | ||||||||
fluctuating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having unpredictable ups and downs | ||||||||
fluttering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the motion made by flapping up and down | ||||||||
heaving | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) • breathing heavily (as after exertion) • the act of lifting something with great effort • throwing something heavy (with great effort) | ||||||||
oscillating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having periodic vibrations | ||||||||
surging | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by great swelling waves or surges | ||||||||
waving | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of signaling by a movement of the hand | ||||||||
ripply | adjectiveadj | |||||||
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swaying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • controlling influence • pitching dangerously to one side verb • move back and forth or sideways • move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner • win approval or support for • cause to move back and forth | ||||||||
undulating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a wavy margin and rippled surface verb • stir up (water) so as to form ripples • occur in soft rounded shapes • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion • increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves | ||||||||
riffle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small wave on the surface of a liquid • shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners verb • twitch or flutter • look through a book or other written material • stir up (water) so as to form ripples • shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix | ||||||||
babble | verbv | |||||||
noun • gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby verb • utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way • to talk foolishly • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise • divulge confidential information or secrets | ||||||||
bubble | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide) • a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control • an impracticable and illusory idea • a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic verb • form, produce, or emit bubbles • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise • rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles • cause to form bubbles • expel gas from the stomach | ||||||||
burble | verbv | |||||||
verb • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise | ||||||||
cockle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • common edible European bivalve • common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs verb • stir up (water) so as to form ripples • to gather something into small wrinkles or folds | ||||||||
guggle | verbv | |||||||
verb • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise • make a sound like a liquid that is being poured from a bottle • drink from a flask with a gurgling sound | ||||||||
gurgle | verbv | |||||||
noun • the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck verb • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise • make sounds similar to gurgling water • drink from a flask with a gurgling sound • utter with a gurgling sound | ||||||||
ruffle | verbv | |||||||
noun • a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim • a high tight collar • a noisy fight verb • stir up (water) so as to form ripples • trouble or vex • to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others • discompose • twitch or flutter • mix so as to make a random order or arrangement • erect or fluff up • disturb the smoothness of • pleat or gather into a ruffle | ||||||||
undulate | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a wavy margin and rippled surface verb • stir up (water) so as to form ripples • occur in soft rounded shapes • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion • increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves | ||||||||