ripple

A small wave that moves across the surface of water or another liquid.

• A ripple crossed the pond.
• The falling leaf made tiny ripples on the water.
• We watched the ripples spread across the lake.

Similar words: small wave, wavelet

Common phrases: ripple in water, gentle ripple, ripple on something

A small raised line or wave-shaped fold on a surface, often one of several.

• Ripples covered the wet sand.
• The fabric had a slight ripple near the seam.
• Light caught the ripples in the metal sheet.

Similar words: ridge, corrugation, undulation

Common phrases: ripple in sand, ripple pattern, ripple in fabric

Ice cream with strips or swirls of another flavor mixed through it.

• I chose raspberry ripple.
• She served two scoops of fudge ripple.
• This ripple ice cream has chocolate sauce running through it.

Common phrases: raspberry ripple, fudge ripple, ripple ice cream

To move in small waves, like water when a light wind blows across it.

• The water rippled gently.
• Silk curtains rippled in the breeze.
• His back muscles ripple as he lifts the heavy box.

Similar words: undulate

Common phrases: ripple gently, ripple in wind, ripple across something