"ripple" in the noun sense
1. ripple, rippling, riffle, wavelet
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
2. ripple
electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
"ripple" in the verb sense
1. ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
2. ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
"babbling brooks"
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