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How to pronounce ripple in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms babble, bubble, burble, guggle, gurgle
Type of sound, go
Verb group gurgle
Type Words
Synonyms cockle, riffle, ruffle, undulate
Type of flux, flow
Derivation rippling
Type Words
Synonyms riffle, rippling, wavelet
Type of moving ridge, wave
Type Words
Type of vibration, oscillation

Examples of ripple

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He went off without a ripple from the press and that is how his mother likes it.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Bring back ripple control to make our power system more efficient and cut costs.
From the powershop.scoop.co.nz
The poll offered a glimpse of the potential ripple effect of having no coverage.
From the omaha.com
The dynamism of this U.S. election will have important ripple effects elsewhere.
From the philly.com
The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival wants to be more than a ripple on the water.
From the sacbee.com
Others say it could set off a chain reaction that could ripple across the state.
From the tennessean.com
The upgrade is expected to spark positive ripple effects throughout the economy.
From the businessweek.com
The ripple effects of Hurricane Sandy are still being felt in Southern Virginia.
From the orlandosentinel.com
What potential ripple effects of a smallpox attack are described in the program?
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More examples
  • A small wave on the surface of a liquid
  • Stir up (water) so as to form ripples
  • (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
  • Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks"
  • (rippled) crinkled: uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
  • (rippled) shaken into waves or undulations as by wind; "the rippled surface of the pond"; "with ruffled flags flying"
  • Ripple was an American funk band from Michigan. The group was signed to GRC Records in the 1970s, and scored several hit singles, the biggest of which was "I Don't Know What It Is, but It Sure Is Funky".
  • Ripple is a non-profit click-to-donate internet site and search engine which passes 100% of its revenue to other charities.Lia Timson, , The Age, May 29, 2007. Retrieved on October 9, 2007. ...
  • The most common meaning of ripple in electrical science, is the small unwanted residual periodic variation of the direct current (dc) output of a power supply which has been derived from an alternating current (ac) source. ...