I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ little , slight , small , tiny
VERB + RIPPLE
▪ cause , set off
▪
The decision caused ~s of concern among the parents.
▪ create , make
▪
The problems in one place create ~s elsewhere.
▪
The Internet is making ~s in people's lives.
▪ send
▪
I dropped the pebble in the water, sending ~s across the pond.
▪
His remarks sent a ~ of laughter through the audience.
▪ feel
▪
He felt a small ~ of fear pass through him.
RIPPLE + VERB
▪ pass through sb/sth , run through sb/sth
▪ spread across sth
▪
He watched the ~s spread across the pool.
RIPPLE + NOUN
▪ effect
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
A ~ of unease passed through her.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ gently
▪ out
▪
The effects ~ out through the community.
PREPOSITION
▪ across
▪
Small waves ~d gently across the pond.
▪ through
▪
Shock ~d through her.
Ripple is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ muscle