(~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