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undulating

[uhn-juh-leyt, uhn-dyuh-, -duh-] / ˈʌn dʒəˌleɪ tɪŋ, ˈʌn dyə-, -də- /
ADJECTIVE
wavy
Synonyms


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Cabbages, namely their undulating cross-section patterns, have appeared as designs in outerwear and accessories.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

Two years ago, England pushed Australia close in both of the defeats - after the febrile, wildly undulating and frequently pyrotechnic Edgbaston and Lord's Tests, England had scored 34.6 runs per wicket to Australia's 35.8.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

This newly found "great wave" might also have some link to a smaller undulating structure known as the Radcliffe Wave, which lies roughly 500 light-years from the Sun and extends about 9,000 light-years across.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

Determined to save her mother, Mae answers a supernatural summons and finds herself entering a cave where the flowers bloom under the bulging eyes of a dragon—a scaly, crimson, undulating monster straight from Chinese folklore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

The sea, visible ahead of her in a gray swathe only a few shades darker than the sky, moved in giant, undulating swells.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo