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Synonyms for undulate

Most common

ripple ruffle cockle riffle

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

2. Wave

wave, roll, flap

Other

fly, pulse

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To cause to move in a wavelike motion.

  2. v. 2

    To cause to resemble a wave.

Related words

Word family
undulation undulatory

Forms

Past participle
undulated
e.g. undulated → rippled, ruffled, riffled, cockled…

Example sentences

  • ripple Ziri watched the breeze ripple through the trees.
  • ruffle Buckle up. We're going to ruffle some feathers today.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
undulatefalling
ripplesteady
rufflerising
cocklefalling
rifflesteady

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

By length

3 letters
fly1
4 letters
roll1, wave1, flap1
5 letters
pulse1
6 letters
ripple2, ruffle2, cockle2, riffle2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ripple2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
onduler
Italiano
ondulare
Español
ondular
Deutsch
wallen