plural of rippling

Moving in a chaotic, undulating fashion, as in a flow of water or a flag blowing in the wind.

present participle of ripple

A motion or sound that ripples.

simple past tense and past participle of ripple

To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple.

(transitive) To scratch, tear, or break slightly; graze

A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid. / A sound similar to that of undulating water. / A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together.

(textiles) An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.

(intransitive) To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate. / (intransitive) To propagate like a moving wave.