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adjective

as in rippled

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verb

present participle of ripple
as in splashing
to flow in a broken irregular stream water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain

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Recent Examples of rippling
Verb
All the tempestuous hormones and emotions and urges invisibly flashing across their own bodies like a rippling second skin. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 Major changes to federal student loan repayment rules went into effect this month and are rippling across the system. — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 And then that’s like a stone in a beautiful pond, rippling out. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Geopolitical tensions are rippling through America’s housing market, adding to the financial strain on homebuyers. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 Thus, with gravity the ultimate winner of this cosmic tug of war, the star's core collapses, sending violent shockwaves rippling outward into the outer stellar layers, which are ripped away. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 July 2026 Plunk down in one of the Adirondack chairs strewn along the shore and zen out to the rippling waters while watching for deer tiptoeing along the stream. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026 Clad in a rippling reflective skin, the venue will feature 2,000-seat performance hall, a 3,500-seat open-air amphitheater, a 400-seat theater and a 250-seat jazz club as well as retail space, restaurants, and a rooftop terrace. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 July 2026 Prairie grasses and bonnet strings whip in the wind as the creak of wagon wheels carries across the rippling grassland. — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rippling
  1. swelling
  2. splashing
  3. rolling
  4. washing
  5. bubbling
  6. dripping
  7. trickling
  8. gurgling
Adjective
  • The hope was this would mean less swelling, less pain and, potentially, a significantly faster recovery.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Another effective anti-swelling remedy is a delicious snack that may be hiding in the fridge.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of swelling
Verb
  • Cool off with a cold shower or by splashing water on your face and hands.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 July 2026
  • Using a tea kettle also reduces the risk of spilling or splashing boiling water on yourself.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2026
Definition of splashing
Adjective
  • Five people entered the business and one threatened an employee with a handgun while the others stole boxes containing vaping devices, cartridges and dozens of packs of rolling papers, police said.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
  • Toyota still isn't interested in making a rolling smartphone with a steering wheel attached, an approach which has backfired for other automakers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 July 2026
Definition of rolling
Verb
  • As the risk of infection continues, Connecticut residents are urged to continue washing all produce in running water, scrubbing firm fruits and, to be safest, cooking produce to 158 degrees.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • Employees also moved from one work station to the next without washing hands and changing gloves.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of washing
Verb
  • In an alternate universe, one without the stakes and the frenzy bubbling in the distance, Skubal might have gone about things differently.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The Reflecting Pool turned green and pieces of the liner started bubbling up to the surface after it was painted last month.
    — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of bubbling
Verb
  • The result is an urgent, propulsive song with a raw spirit and some of Pop’s most super-charged writing with deceptively simple lyrics about love and war, dripping with desperation.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • The simulations that captured the localized effects of individual large impacts also produced wholesale recycling of crust back into the mantle, with material dripping down to depths of at least 600 kilometers.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
Definition of dripping
Verb
  • The information trickling out so far raises questions about whether Michigan should have known enough to steer clear of promoting Moore to the head coaching job in the first place.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Fora has responded to this by recognizing its advisors into production categories, from Fora Centrum and Fora X advisors ranking at the top, trickling up from Certified, Pro, and Advanced as advisors grow within the agency, respectively.
    — Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of trickling
Verb
  • Other nearby points of interest include gurgling mud pots, or geothermal mud volcanoes, on the eastern shoreline.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
  • As water flows through the pipes past the obstruction, air pockets can form, creating a gurgling noise.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
Definition of gurgling

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