Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to ripple
Participle: rippled
Gerund: rippling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | ripple |
| you | ripple |
| he;she;it | ripples |
| we | ripple |
| you | ripple |
| they | ripple |
Perfect
| I | have rippled |
| you | have rippled |
| he;she;it | has rippled |
| we | have rippled |
| you | have rippled |
| they | have rippled |
Past
| I | rippled |
| you | rippled |
| he;she;it | rippled |
| we | rippled |
| you | rippled |
| they | rippled |
Pluperfect
| I | had rippled |
| you | had rippled |
| he;she;it | had rippled |
| we | had rippled |
| you | had rippled |
| they | had rippled |
Future
| I | will ripple |
| you | will ripple |
| he;she;it | will ripple |
| we | will ripple |
| you | will ripple |
| they | will ripple |
Future Perfect
| I | will have rippled |
| you | will have rippled |
| he;she;it | will have rippled |
| we | will have rippled |
| you | will have rippled |
| they | will have rippled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | ripple |
| you | ripple |
| he;she;it | ripple |
| we | ripple |
| you | ripple |
| they | ripple |
Perfect
| I | have rippled |
| you | have rippled |
| he;she;it | have rippled |
| we | have rippled |
| you | have rippled |
| they | have rippled |
Imperfect
| I | rippled |
| you | rippled |
| he;she;it | rippled |
| we | rippled |
| you | rippled |
| they | rippled |
Pluperfect
| I | had rippled |
| you | had rippled |
| he;she;it | had rippled |
| we | had rippled |
| you | had rippled |
| they | had rippled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would ripple |
| you | would ripple |
| he;she;it | would ripple |
| we | would ripple |
| you | would ripple |
| they | would ripple |
Perfect
| I | would have rippled |
| you | would have rippled |
| he;she;it | would have rippled |
| we | would have rippled |
| you | would have rippled |
| they | would have rippled |
Imperative
| you | ripple |
| we | Let's ripple |
| you | ripple |
Verbs conjugated like 'ripple'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'ripple'
cripple,
dripple,
gripple,
nipple,
rimple,
sipple,
tipple,
apple,
crimple,
dapple,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- undulate
- vibrate, purl, wave, ruffle, oscillate
- fret
- agitate, cockle, curl, dimple, riffle
Antonyms
- fret
- placate, soothe, heal, comfort
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1670, "to present a ruffled surface," of unknown origin, perhaps a frequentative of rip (v.). The noun meaning "very small wave" first recorded 1798, from earlier meaning "stretch of shallow, rippling water" (1755). Meaning "ice cream streaked with colored syrup" first attested 1939, so called from its appearance.
2. From an alteration of rimple.
Verbs referencing "ripple"
German, old spelling
riffeln.
Sample Sentences
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[...] in the water. No one else saw or heard anything. He raised his head,—the woman's place was vacant ! He got up, and sought about him in vain. The poor bleeding heart was still, at last, and the river rippled and dimpled just as brightly as if it had not closed above it.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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It was a superb day. The blue waves of Lake Erie danced, rippling and sparkling, in the sun-light. A fresh breeze blew from the shore, and the lordly boat ploughed her way right gallantly onward.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)