ripple
/ˈɹɪp(ə)l//ˈɹɪp(ə)l/noun
Definitions
A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
Example: I dropped a small stone into the pond and watched the ripples spread.
A sound similar to that of undulating water.
A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together.
Example: I enjoy fudge ripple ice cream, but I especially like to dig through the carton to get at the ripple part and eat only that.
A small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal.
verb
Definitions
To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.
To propagate like a moving wave.
To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
To shape into a series of ripples.