Topic: COLOURS AND SOUNDS
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Origin: | Probably from rip |
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rip‧ple1
1 [intransitive and transitive] to move in small waves, or to make something move in this way : fields of grain rippling in the soft wind I could see the muscles rippling under his shirt.
fields of grain rippling in the soft windI could see the muscles rippling under his shirt.2 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to pass from one person to another like a wave
3 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a feeling ripples through you, you feel it strongly
ripple through Anger was rippling through him so fiercely that his whole body shook.
Anger was rippling through him so fiercely that his whole body shook.4 [intransitive]C to make a noise like water that is flowing gently : The water rippled over the stones. a rippling brook
The water rippled over the stones.a rippling brook