Synonyms for ripple

Most common

gurgle · burble · guggle · undulate · wave

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.

2. v. 2

   To propagate like a moving wave.

3. n. 1

   A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.

   I dropped a small stone into the pond and watched the ripples spread.

Forms

Plural

ripples → undulations, wavelets, rimples…

Past participle

rippled
e.g. rippled → gurgled, bubbled, burbled, purled…

Example sentences

• gurgle The baby just made a very funny gurgle.
• wave You are my sand; I am your wave; sweat is our sea.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

wave¹, fret¹, purl

6 letters

bubble², babble², ruffle², cockle², riffle², gurgle², burble², guggle, rimple

7 letters

wavelet

8 letters

undulate³

10 letters

undulation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bubble² = 2 syllables).