as in to splash
to flow in a broken irregular stream
water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain
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Recent Examples of ripple
Jill Newman, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2025
Several interesting features are visible in the image, including a rock that appears to lie on top of a sand ripple and hills as distant as 40 miles away.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
This was a different river now, the water a rippling snowmelt gray that flowed wide and shallow through pine.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2025
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Verb
But a closer look reveals a large, flat antique diamond, with delicate facets evoking ripples on water.
—Jill Newman, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2025
Several interesting features are visible in the image, including a rock that appears to lie on top of a sand ripple and hills as distant as 40 miles away.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
The rippling fallout of war on families has long been fertile ground for cinema — trauma is calcified while secrets from the past become myths, either perpetuated long enough to solidify into fact or exposed as falsehoods that cause entire identities to be questioned.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
This was a different river now, the water a rippling snowmelt gray that flowed wide and shallow through pine.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripple
Verb
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The 5,000-square-foot resort pool features a water slide, splash pad, poolside bar and grill, and cabanas with room for six.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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Coppola splashes the screen with kaleidoscopic clips and a collage-like energy to show off their genius.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For a time, the engine, with its distinctive exhaust warble, became closely associated with Audi’s lineup, aided in no small part by the motorsport successes of five-cylinder rally cars like the Sport Quattro S1 E2.—
Bradley Iger,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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The music fills our bodies, its rhythm melding with a deeper-time cycle of day-to-night, seasons changing, the imperceptible warble of a planet spinning gently on its axis.—
Florence Williams,
Outside Online,
11 May 2025
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In August 2013, a federal judge dismissed the racial bias portion of Jackson's suit, though fallout from the admission had already deeply impacted Deen's career.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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Still, experts say robust government involvement carries risks, including the potential for political fallout, as happened after Obama-era corporate and bank bail-outs.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pipe those wavelets of foie gras feculence over to neighboring Surfside, a two-bathroom kind of town with waste pipes galore.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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Its wavelets lap enticingly at our feet, but the breaker that might truly knock the breath out of us never comes.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Dry Dill To dry dill, wash and dry it thoroughly.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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The base can even wash the mops with water heated to 212 degrees Fahrenheit to remove grease.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At first glance, this might seem like a training glitch, or a side effect of OpenAI’s alignment efforts.—
Avital Pardo,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The rest is a side effect of Van Sant’s storytelling style.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her bouncy blowout included her signature soft curls that blew against the wind.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
4 Sep. 2025
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As summer winds down and your strands have endured heatwaves, pool days, and sweaty workouts, your curls might be begging for a break.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Although Ipswich ended up relegated from the Premier League, Enciso’s spell there hinted at the productivity which intermittently bubbles above the surface.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Swift’s name has bubbled up as a possible halftime performer in the run-up to what is typically an early September announcement for a number of reasons.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Ripple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripple. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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