[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ripple \rip"ple\, v. i. imp.  p. p. rippled; p. pr.  vb. n.
   rippling. cf. rimple, rumple.
   1. to become fretted or dimpled on the surface, as water when
      agitated or running over a rough bottom; to be covered
      with small waves or undulations, as a field of grain.
      1913 webster

   2. to make a sound as of water running gently over a rough
      bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
      1913 webster
see also:
rippled rippling rimple rumple 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

rippling
     n : a small wave on the surface of a liquid syn: ripple, riffle,
          wavelet
see also:
ripple riffle wavelet 

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