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verb | noun rippleripple1 /ˈrɪpəl/ verb ETYMOLOGYripple1Origin: 1600-1700 Probably from rip VERB TABLEripple |
Present | I, you, we, they | ripple | | he, she, it | ripples | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | rippled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have rippled | | he, she, it | has rippled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had rippled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will ripple | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have rippled |
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Present | I | am rippling | | he, she, it | is rippling | | you, we, they | are rippling | Past | I, he, she, it | was rippling | | you, we, they | were rippling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been rippling | | he, she, it | has been rippling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been rippling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be rippling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been rippling |
1[intransitive, transitive] to move in small waves, or to make something move in this way: A flag rippled in the breeze. The stone rippled the lake’s glassy surface and sank.2[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to pass from one person to another like a wave: ripple across/through etc. Applause rippled across the audience. verb | noun rippleripple2 noun [countable] ► a ripple of applause/laughter etc. His remark caused a ripple of laughter among the crowd. ► a ripple of shock/nervousness/fear etc. The measures have aroused a ripple of protest abroad. 1 a small low wave on the surface of a liquid: A soft breeze made ripples on the lake.2a sound that gets gradually louder and softer: a ripple of applause/laughter etc. His remark caused a ripple of laughter among the crowd.3a feeling that spreads through a person or a group because of something that has happened: a ripple of shock/nervousness/fear etc. The measures have aroused a ripple of protest abroad.4ripple effect a situation in which one action causes another, which then causes a third, etc.5a shape or pattern that looks like a wave: potato chips with ripples6raspberry/chocolate etc. ripple a type of ice cream that has different colored bands of fruit, chocolate, etc. in it |