Definition of ripple

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Ripple (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..

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Riffle :: Riffle (n.) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple..
Curly :: Curly (a.) Curling or tending to curl; having curls; full of ripples; crinkled.
Gripple :: Gripple (a.) Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious.
Ripple :: Ripple (v. t.) Hence, to scratch or tear..
Ripple-marked :: Ripple-marked (a.) Having ripple marks.
Mutilate :: Mutilate (v. t.) To cut off or remove a limb or essential part of; to maim; to cripple; to hack; as, to mutilate the body, a statue, etc..
Cripple :: Cripple (v. t.) To deprive of strength, activity, or capability for service or use; to disable; to deprive of resources; as, to be financially crippled..
Ripple :: Ripple (v. t.) To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple..
Crisp :: Crisp (v. i.) To undulate or ripple. Cf. Crisp, v. t..
Purl :: Purl (n.) A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.
Ripple :: Ripple (n.) The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves..
Ripple :: Ripple (v. i.) 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..
Lame :: Lame (superl.) To some degree disabled by reason of the imperfect action of a limb; crippled; as, a lame man..
Ripple :: Ripple (v.) An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc..
Crippler :: Crippler (n.) A wooden tool used in graining leather.
Cat''s-paw :: Cat's-paw (n.) A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air..
Maim :: Maim (v. t.) To mutilate; to cripple; to injure; to disable; to impair.
Gripple :: Gripple (n.) A grasp; a gripe.
Grippleness :: Grippleness (n.) The quality of being gripple.
Ripple :: Ripple (v. i.) To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore..
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