A ripple or ruffle on the surface of water; a wavelet. Chiefly poetic.
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释义 | the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > types of waves > [noun] > small wave or ripple (12) wrinkle1633 A ripple or ruffle on the surface of water; a wavelet. Chiefly poetic. ruffle1655 A break or alteration in evenness or placidity. With reference to water, the sky, vegetation, etc., caused usually by the movement of air. curl1766 Angling. An eddy in a stream; also a ripple on the surface of water caused by the wind. ripple1785 A light ruffling of the surface of water, esp. as caused by a slight breeze or by an object dropping into it; (also) a small wave or series of small… ripplet1805 A small ripple; a wavelet. wavelet1813 A little wave, a ripple. pirl1817 A ripple, esp. on water. Cf. pirl, v. 2, purl, n.2 wimple1845 A fold or wrinkle; a turn, winding, or twist; a ripple or rippling in a stream. riffle1925 A ripple; a ruffle. Also in extended use. ankle-slapper1991 a relatively small wave, typically less than 2 feet (approx. 0.6 metres) in height. Subcategories:— caused by something entering still water (1) — left by protruding periscope (1) |
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