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• v. 起涟漪 n. 细浪, 涟漪
• ［英］ v. 起涟漪 ( move in small waves)
• ［例］ She threw a stone into the pond and watched the ripples spread.

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (rippled; rippling)

• Etymology: perhaps frequentative of ［sup］1［/sup］rip
• Date: circa 1671
• intransitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to become lightly ruffled or covered with small waves
    • b. to flow in small waves
    • c. to fall in soft undulating folds <the scarf rippled to the floor>
  • 2. to flow with a light rise and fall of sound or inflection <laughter rippled over the audience>
  • 3. to move with an undulating motion or so as to cause ripples <the canoe rippled through the water>
  • 4. to have or produce a ripple effect ; spread <the news rippled outwards>
• transitive verb
  • 1. to stir up small waves on
  • 2. to impart a wavy motion or appearance to <rippling his arm muscles>
  • 3. to utter or play with a slight rise and fall of sound
• ? rippler noun

II. noun

• Date: 1755
• 1.
  • a. a shallow stretch of rough water in a stream
  • b.
    • (1) the ruffling of the surface of water
    • (2) a small wave
• 2.
  • a. ripple mark
  • b. a sound like that of rippling water <a ripple of laughter>
  • c. a usually slight noticeable effect or reaction
• ? ripply adjective

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