1. A small wave on the surface of a liquid
   "The ripple of the pond's surface was caused by a light breeze";
   - rippling, riffle, wavelet
    
2. (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
   "The engineer worked to reduce the ripple in the power supply output"

1. Form small waves or wrinkles
   "The wind rippled the surface of the lake";
   - ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate
    
2. Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
   "rippling brooks";
   - babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle

Derived forms: rippling, ripples, rippled

Type of: flow, flux, go, moving ridge, oscillation, sound, vibration, wave

Encyclopedia: Ripple, Mark