RIPPLE


Meaning of RIPPLE in English

(~s, rippling, ~d)

1.

Ripples are little waves on the surface of water caused by the wind or by something moving in or on the water.

N-COUNT

2.

When the surface of an area of water ~s or when something ~s it, a number of little waves appear on it.

You throw a pebble in a pool and it ~s...

I could see the dawn breeze rippling the shining water.

VERB: V, V n

3.

If something such as a feeling ~s over someone’s body, it moves across it or through it. (LITERARY)

A chill shiver ~d over his skin.

VERB: V prep

4.

If an event causes ~s, its effects gradually spread, causing several other events to happen one after the other.

The ~s of Europe’s currency crisis continue to be felt in most of the member states...

N-COUNT: usu pl, with supp

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