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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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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

And the manufacturers’ race to zero is rippling across the entire running shoe market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Cook’s financial stability remarks could address how the oil shock is rippling through markets and credit conditions.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Such supply-chain disruptions risk also rippling through to retailers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 15, 2026

The silver corslet shimmered before his eyes like the light upon a rippling sea.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien