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View usage for: (ʌndʒʊleɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense undulates, present participle undulating, past tense, past participle undulatedverbSomething that undulates has gentle curves or slopes, or moves gently and slowly up and down or from side to side in an attractive manner. [literary] As we travel south, the countryside begins to undulate. [VERB] His body slowly undulated in time to the music. [VERB] [Also VERB noun ]Synonyms: wave, roll, surge, swell More Synonyms of undulate undulating adjective ...gently undulating hills. undulate in British English (ˈʌndjʊˌleɪt) verb1. to move or cause to move in waves or as if in waves 2. to have or provide with a wavy form or appearance adjective (ˈʌndjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) also: undulated3. having a wavy or rippled appearance, margin, or form an undulate leaf Derived forms undulator (ˈunduˌlator) noun Word origin C17: from Latin undulātus, from unda a wave undulate in American English (ˈʌndʒəˌleɪt; ˈʌndjəˌleɪt; for adj., ˈʌndjəlɪt; ˈʌndʒəˌleɪt; ˈʌndjəˌleɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈunduˌlated or ˈunduˌlating1. to cause to move in waves 2. to give a wavy form, margin, or surface to verb intransitive3. to move in or as in waves; move sinuously 4. to have a wavy form, margin, or surface adjective5. having a wavy form, margin, or surface; undulating see also leaf Also ˈunduˌlated SIMILAR WORDS: swing Word origin < L undulatus, undulated < * undula, dim. of unda, a wave: see water Examples of 'undulate' in a sentenceundulate In other languagesundulate British English: undulate VERB Something that undulates has gentle curves or slopes, or moves gently and slowly up and down or from side to side in an attractive manner. As we travel south, the countryside begins to undulate as the rolling hills sweep down to the riverbanks. - American English: undulate
- Brazilian Portuguese: ondular
- Chinese: 起伏
- European Spanish: ondular
- French: onduler
- German: wogen
- Italian: essere ondulato
- Japanese: 波打つ
- Korean: 기복을 이루다
- European Portuguese: ondular
- Latin American Spanish: ondular
Definition to move gently and slowly from side to side or up and down the waves undulating like oceanic dunes Additional synonymsDefinition to rise up or swell out the billowing sails Synonyms surge, roll, expand, swell, balloon, belly, bulge, dilate, puff up, bloatDefinition to rise and fall heavily The grey seas heaved. Synonyms surge, rise, swell, billowDefinition to form ripples or flow with a waving motion Throw a pebble in a pool and it ripples. Synonyms form ripples, lap, ruffle, babble, undulate- undress
- undressed
- undue
- undulate
- unduly
- undying
- unearth
Additional synonymsDefinition (of a ship or aircraft) to turn from side to side around the longitudinal axis The ship was still rolling in the troughs. Synonyms toss, rock, lurch, reel, tumble, sway, wallow, billow, swing, welterDefinition (of the sea) to rise or roll with a heavy swelling motion Fish and seaweed rose, caught motionless in the surging water. Synonyms roll, rush, billow, heave, swirl, eddy, undulateDefinition (of an emotion) to become more intense The human population swelled as migrants moved south. Synonyms increase, rise, grow, mount, expand, surge, step up, accelerate, escalate, multiply, grow larger |