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Definition of Rippling
1. Noun. A small wave on the surface of a liquid.
Generic synonyms: Moving Ridge, Wave
Derivative terms: Riffle, Ripple, Ripple, Ripple, Wave
Definition of Rippling
1. Verb. (present participle of ripple) ¹
2. Noun. A motion or sound that ripples. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rippling
1. ripple [v] - See also: ripple
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rippling
Literary usage of Rippling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. European Agriculture and Rural Economy by Henry Colman (1851)
"rippling. — The rippling of flax is a process by which the seed bolls are separated
from the stalk. .This is done by drawing them through an iron comb, ..."
2. Leading American Inventors by George Iles (1912)
"A " rippling cylinder " in the machine invented by William Pitt, of Pendeford,
... It was Robert Salmon, of Wo- PITT'S rippling CYLINDER, 1786 burn, who, ..."
3. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1887)
"There is a pleasing, low, bumming sound, which serves as an accompaniment, to
his beautiful high tones, and his rippling song is only broken by an ..."
4. Proverbs, Proverbial Expressions, and Popular Rhymes of Scotland by Andrew Cheviot (1896)
"EVERYTHING has its time, and sae has a rippling kame. "rippling kame," a coarse
comb used in the preparation of flax. The proverb means that there is a ..."
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