undulated

verb

past tense of undulate
as in fluctuated
formal to move or be shaped like waves undulating hills an undulating surface

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Recent Examples of undulated Just past the vestibule, party guests undulated to a runaway groove on a fifteen-foot-wide dance floor. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026 Harrison remarks that the silhouette is slightly undulated, so your back and behind rest naturally along the subtle curve instead of needing to adjust every five minutes. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undulated
  1. fluctuated
  2. waved
  3. fluttered
  4. oscillated
  5. quivered
  6. flickered
  7. vibrated
  8. shook
Verb
  • The number of servers running the software has fluctuated from 19,000 in the week following the patch to about 12,000 in the weeks following that.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Since then, the results have fluctuated between middling and downright putrid, and entering this year, Aranda was said to be on his last leg.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of fluctuated
Verb
  • Armed and hooded, the gang was waved in by Black and surprised, subdued, and handcuffed the other security guards.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Asked whether the ongoing appeals create any unease, Rosario waved it off.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of waved
Verb
  • But no sooner did the words leave his mouth than the man’s eyelids fluttered open.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The sparrows fluttered into the air, wings beating against each other in panic.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of fluttered
Verb
  • At weaker tension, these pairs remained concentrated near the edges and oscillated.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • But the Sunflower state has regularly oscillated between electing Democrats and Republicans in gubernatorial races in recent decades, and currently has a Democrat in the governor's mansion.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of oscillated
Verb
  • Every once in a while, when there was a pause, my eyes started to water and my body quivered and shook a little bit.
    — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Each time, brown leaves that had drifted from distant trees quivered and spun on the surface.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Definition of quivered
Verb
  • In Monday’s match against home player Sun Xinran, Gauff stopped a rally after electronic advertising boards lining the court flickered during a point late in the first set.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The shadows of the trees swaying in the breeze flickered across it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of flickered
Verb
  • The roar of the engines vibrated through the fuselage, rattling bones and teeth, while supply crates shifted and groaned with every lurch.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • And the universal consciousness of light that vibrated at my frequency is what saved me.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of vibrated
Verb
  • In other Asian Games events like hockey, players from both countries did embrace each other and shook hands with each other after India beat Pakistan in the semifinal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Bottle tops popped, can tabs cracked, and cocktail shakers shook all day Thursday at the Aftershock music festival at Sacramento’s Discovery Park.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of shook

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“Undulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undulated. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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