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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ripple \Rip"ple\, n. [From Rip, v.]
     An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing
     the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ripple \Rip"ple\, v. t.
     1. To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by
        means of a ripple.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, to scratch or tear. --Holland.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ripple \Rip"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rippled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Rippling.] [Cf. Rimple, Rumple.]
     1. To become fretted or dimpled on the surface, as water when
        agitated or running over a rough bottom; to be covered
        with small waves or undulations, as a field of grain.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough
        bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ripple \Rip"ple\, v. t.
     To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover
     with small waves or undulations; as, the breeze rippled the
     lake.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ripple \Rip"ple\, n.
     1. The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running
        water; little curling waves.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by
        little waves; as, a ripple of laughter.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Ripple grass. (Bot.) See Ribwort.
  
     Ripple marks, a system of parallel ridges on sand, produced
        by wind, by the current of a steam, or by the agitation of
        wind waves; also (Geol.), a system of parallel ridges on
        the surface of a sandstone stratum.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ripple \Rip"ple\, n. [FRom Rip, v.]
     An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing
     the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ripple \Rip"ple\, v. t.
     1. To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by
        means of a ripple.
  
     2. Hence, to scratch or tear. --Holland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ripple \Rip"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rippled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Rippling.] [Cf. Rimple, Rumple.]
     1. To become fretted or dimpled on the surface, as water when
        agitated or running over a rough bottom; to be covered
        with small waves or undulations, as a field of grain.
  
     2. To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough
        bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ripple \Rip"ple\, v. t.
     To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover
     with small waves or undulations; as, the breeze rippled the
     lake.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ripple \Rip"ple\, n.
     1. The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running
        water; little curling waves.
  
     2. A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by
        little waves; as, a ripple of laughter.
  
     3. (physics) a small wave on the surface of water or other
        liquids for which the driving force is not gravity, but
        surface tension.
  
     4. (Electrical engineering) the residual AC component in the
        DC current output from a rectifier, expressed as a
        percentage of the steady component of the current.
  
     Ripple grass. (Bot.) See Ribwort.
  
     Ripple marks, a system of parallel ridges on sand, produced
        by wind, by the current of a steam, or by the agitation of
        wind waves; also (Geol.), a system of parallel ridges on
        the surface of a sandstone stratum.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ripple
     n.
     A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To move like the undulating surface of a body
  of water; to undulate.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To propagate like a moving wave.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To make a sound as of water running gently
  over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
     4 (lb en transitive) To shape into a series of ripples.
     5 (lb en transitive) To launch or unleash in rapid succession.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To scratch, tear, or break slightly; graze
     alt.
     (lb en textiles) An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for
  removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
     n.
     (lb en textiles) An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for
  removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
     vb.
     To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a
  ripple.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Ripple
     n.
     1 (place en village/and/civil parish in dist/Dover co/Kent
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref TR3450).
     2 (place en village/and/civil parish in dist/Malvern Hills
  co/Worcestershire cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SO8737).
     3 (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  ripple
     n.
     A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To move like the undulating surface of a body
  of water; to undulate.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To propagate like a moving wave.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To make a sound as of water running gently
  over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
     4 (lb en transitive) To shape into a series of ripples.
     5 (lb en transitive) To launch or unleash in rapid succession.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To scratch, tear, or break slightly; graze
     alt.
     (lb en textiles) An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for
  removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
     n.
     (lb en textiles) An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for
  removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
     vb.
     To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a
  ripple.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Ripple
     n.
     1 (place en village/and/civil parish in dist/Dover co/Kent
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref TR3450).
     2 (place en village/and/civil parish in dist/Malvern Hills
  co/Worcestershire cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SO8737).
     3 (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  ripple
     n.
     A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To move like the undulating surface of a body
  of water; to undulate.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To propagate like a moving wave.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To make a sound as of water running gently
  over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
     4 (lb en transitive) To shape into a series of ripples.
     5 (lb en transitive) To launch or unleash in rapid succession.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To scratch, tear, or break slightly; graze
     alt.
     (lb en textiles) An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for
  removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
     n.
     (lb en textiles) An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for
  removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
     vb.
     To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a
  ripple.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Ripple
     n.
     1 (place en village/and/civil parish in dist/Dover co/Kent
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref TR3450).
     2 (place en village/and/civil parish in dist/Malvern Hills
  co/Worcestershire cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SO8737).
     3 (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  ripple
     n.
     A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To move like the undulating surface of a body
  of water; to undulate.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To propagate like a moving wave.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To make a sound as of water running gently
  over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
     4 (lb en transitive) To shape into a series of ripples.
     5 (lb en transitive) To launch or unleash in rapid succession.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To scratch, tear, or break slightly; graze
     alt.
     (lb en textiles) An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for
  removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
     n.
     (lb en textiles) An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for
  removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.
     vb.
     To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a
  ripple.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Ripple
     n.
     1 (place en village/and/civil parish in dist/Dover co/Kent
  cc/England) (q: OS grid ref TR3450).
     2 (place en village/and/civil parish in dist/Malvern Hills
  co/Worcestershire cc/England) (q: OS grid ref SO8737).
     3 (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ripple
     Englanti n.
     1 väre, kare (nesteen pinnalla)
     2 liplatus
     3 (''sähkötekniikka'') aaltoilu, rippeli
     Englanti vb.
     väreillä (nesteestä)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ripple
     Engelska n.
     krusning
     Engelska vb.
     krusa

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Ripple /ɹˈɪpəl/
  الموجة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  ripple //ˈɹɪp(ə)l// 
  1. пулсация
  small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal
  2. ромон
  sound similar to that of undulating water
  3. гребен
  implement for removing the seeds from flax

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  ripple //ˈɹɪp(ə)l// 
  1. ромоля
  to make a sound as water running across shallows
  2. правя вълнички
  to move like the undulating surface of a body of water

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  ripple /ɹˈɪpəl/ 
  vlnění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  ripple /ɹˈɪpəl/
  čeřit se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  ripple /ɹˈɪpəl/ 
  zvlnění