Definitions for Ripple
ˈrɪp əlrip·ple

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ripple, rippling, riffle, waveletnoun

   a small wave on the surface of a liquid

2. rippleverb

   (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value

3. ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulateverb

   stir up (water) so as to form ripples

4. ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgleverb

   flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

   "babbling brooks"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ripplenoun

   A moving disturbance or undulation in the surface of a liquid.

   I dropped a small stone into the pond and watched the ripples.

2. ripplenoun

   A sound similar to that of undulating water.

3. ripplenoun

   A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together.

   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.

4. ripplenoun

   A small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal.

5. rippleverb

   To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.

6. rippleverb

   To propagate like a moving wave.

7. Etymology: rypelen, frequentative of rippen 'to rip'. More at rip.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Rippleverb

   To fret on the surface, as water swifty running.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ripple

   Ripple is the sixth song on the Grateful Dead album American Beauty. It was released as the B-side to the single "Truckin'".

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1. ripple

   A ripple is a small wave or series of waves on the surface of water, caused by a slight disturbance or tremor. It can also refer to a feeling or effect that spreads through someone or something. In digital technology, it refers to an oscillation of amplitude in a waveform.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ripple

   an implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc

2. Rippleverb

   to remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple

3. Rippleverb

   hence, to scratch or tear

4. Rippleverb

   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

5. Rippleverb

   to make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore

6. Rippleverb

   to fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover with small waves or undulations; as, the breeze rippled the lake

7. Ripplenoun

   the fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves

8. Ripplenoun

   a little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little waves; as, a ripple of laughter

9. Ripplenoun

   a small wave on the surface of water or other liquids for which the driving force is not gravity, but surface tension

10. Ripplenoun

    the residual AC component in the DC current output from a rectifier, expressed as a percentage of the steady component of the current

11. Etymology: [From Rip, v.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ripple

   Ripple is a village in Kent, England. It is also known as Ripple Vale. John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, the commander of the first British Expeditionary Force was born there in 1852, and is buried at the village church. His sister Charlotte Despard, the suffragist, novelist and Sinn Féin activist was also born in Ripple in 1844. The Ripple Primary School has approximately 40 students attending. The village has one local pub, The Plough, a traditional English Ale-House. There is a windmill, which is being restored.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ripple

   rip′l, n. the light fretting of the surface of water: a little curling wave.—v.t. to cause a ripple in.—v.i. to curl on the surface, as running water.—ns. Ripp′le-barr′el, a drum used in theatres; Ripp′le-grass, the rib-grass; Ripp′le-mark, a mark produced on sand at the bottom by the gentle flow of water: (geol.) the mark left on a sea-beach by receding waves, and left impressed on the surface of rocks.—adj. Ripp′le-marked.—ns. Ripp′let, a small ripple: rippling: an eddy; Ripp′ling, an eddy caused by conflicting currents or tides—also adj.—adv. Ripp′lingly.—adj. Ripp′ly, rippling. [Variant of earlier rimple, A.S. hrimpan, to wrinkle, pa.p. hrumpen.]

2. Ripple

   rip′l, v.t. to pluck the seeds from stalks of flax by drawing them through an iron comb.—n. the comb for rippling.—n. Ripp′ler, an apparatus for rippling flax. [Low Ger. repel, reppel, a ripple, hoe, Ger. riffel.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ripple

   The small waves raised on the surface of the water by the passage of a slight breeze, or current, caused by foul bottom.

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1. ripple

   Song lyrics by ripple -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by ripple on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RIPPLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ripple is ranked #11469 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ripple surname appeared 2,745 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Ripple.
   
   94.7% or 2,600 total occurrences were White.
   2.7% or 75 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 33 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 19 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Wave

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Anagrams for Ripple »

1. Prilep

2. lipper

How to pronounce Ripple?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say Ripple in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ripple in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Ripple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Ripple in a Sentence

1. Mark Eiglarsh:

   If there’s ever a scenario where someone is given jail or prison time for doing something that is disorderly, which normally you wouldn’t face real jail time for if you’re a first offender, it would be a case like this, the ripple effect of what he did here, by causing any future victim to be called into question and be treated like a suspect.

2. Kirk Rivers:

   This thing is going to have a ripple effect the longer it's out here.

3. Florian Hense:

   The United States is starting to cause more red tape on tech companies. This will affect all companies that do business with tech, and that will cause a ripple effect in Europe.

4. Andrew Ceresney:

   The SEC relies on the accuracy of the books and records of financial institutions and blue sheet data, oZ Management’s inaccurate data had a substantial ripple effect that the SEC staff discovered through diligent investigative work.

5. Jillian Peterson:

   What's really overwhelming is just how big the ripple effects from these types of shootings are -- just the number of people that are impacted, and for some of them it's lifelong.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Ripple
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ripple
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Ripple
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripple
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ripple
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Ripple
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Ripple
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Ripple
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Ripple