RIPPLE


Meaning of RIPPLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪp(ə)l ]

( ripples, rippling, rippled)

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 ripples or when something ripples it, a number of little waves appear on it.

You throw a pebble in a pool and it ripples...

I could see the dawn breeze rippling the shining water.

VERB : V , V n

3.

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

A chill shiver rippled over his skin.

VERB : V prep

4.

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

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

N-COUNT : usu pl , with supp

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.