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1.nounA moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid."I dropped a small stone into the pond and watched the ripples spread."
2.nounA sound similar to that of undulating water.
3.nounA 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.nounA small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal.
5.verbTo move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.
6.verbTo propagate like a moving wave.
7.verbTo make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
8.verbTo shape into a series of ripples.
9.verbTo launch or unleash in rapid succession.