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adjective

Definition of ripplingnext
as in rippled

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rippling

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verb

present participle of ripple
as in splashing
to flow in a broken irregular stream water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rippling
  1. splashing
  2. bubbling
  3. rolling
Verb
  • Graceful Arizona sycamores shade the courtyards where shoppers stroll past splashing fountains and beds bursting with flowers.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Buffalo could be heard splashing in the swamp and grunting for miles.
    Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of splashing
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  • At the time, the local underground Indie music scene was bubbling – bands like Sikandar ka Mandar, Poor Rich Boy, Talal Qureshi, Keeray Makoray, Janoobi Khargosh and others had created their own niche sounds and personalities which stirred something up in Maanu.
    Sonya Rehman, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The French have the historical edge, at least of topiary in its most exacting forms, with the grand formal gardens at the Palace of Versailles and swaths of rounded, bubbling topiary at the gardens of Marqueyssac.
    Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of bubbling
Adjective
  • The rolling hills of Laikipia, located on the equator, give way to the vast, desolate sand dunes of the Suguta Valley below, before lakes flooded with flamingos come into view.
    Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
  • State of play: Louisiana's voting machines are about 30 years old and need replacing, a process Landry's office is due to begin in the next couple of years on a rolling basis, but the state still has some of the safest election security in the nation, Landry says.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of rolling
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rippling

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