rippling

ADJECTIVE

babbling

Synonyms

STRONG

bubbling burbling gurgling

ADJECTIVE

billowy

Synonyms

WEAK

bouncing bouncy bulgy distended ebbing and flowing heaving puffy rippled rising rising and falling rolling swelling swirling swollen undulating waving wavy

ADJECTIVE

flowing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

falling rolling running sinuous streaming tidal

STRONG

brimming cursive flooded fluid full issuing liquefied liquid overrun rich rushing smooth spouting sweeping teeming

WEAK

continuous easy fluent fluidic pouring out prolific unbroken uninterrupted

Antonyms

STRONG

empty needy solid

WEAK

trickling

ADJECTIVE

gurgling

Synonyms

STRONG

babbling bubbling burbling cackle chortle chuckle chuckling crow fit gesture giggle giggling guffaw howling peal rejoicing roar shout shriek snicker

WEAK

amusement cachinnation glee hilarity merriment mirth snigge

NOUN

ripple

Synonyms

STRONG

billow breaker crest curl fold furrow line rush surge swell tide undulation whitecap

NOUN

wave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crest flood influx movement outbreak rash rush sign stream surge swell tide upsurge

STRONG

bending billow breaker coil comber convolution corkscrew crush curl curlicue drift foam gush heave loop ridge ripple rocking roll roller scroll signal sweep tendency tube twirl twist undulation unevenness uprising whitecap winding

WEAK

ground swell

Antonyms

STRONG

line

Example Sentences

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On the surface, the Bowdens are a perfect family, but cracks are rippling with increasing intensity just beneath, a fragility that will soon be exploited by Cady.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

A weaker rupee is rippling through the domestic economy.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Tensions in the Middle East are rippling far beyond the region - and are now being felt in India's "glass city" Firozabad, where thousands of jobs are at risk.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The gunshot clack that follows is resin on resin, the cue ball rippling off the pack of reds, signalling the start of a stage show without a script.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Then he sounded a whooshing whistle, and it was a fresh breeze over rippling wavelets.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

rippling

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