undulating

American  

[uhn-juh-leyt, uhn-dyuh-, -duh-] / ˈʌn dʒəˌleɪ tɪŋ, ˈʌn dyə-, -də- /

adjective

1. having a sinuous or wavelike shape or motion.

   Travelers marvel at the simplicity and beauty of the undulating bamboo roof, tree-like pillars, and natural light flooding into the airport terminal.

   The American goldfinch is easily detected in the spring or summer as a flash of yellow flying with an undulating motion.

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Other Word Forms

• nonundulating adjective

Etymology

Origin of undulating

First recorded in 1710–20; undulat(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The fog coalesced around the summits, with sunset’s final rays transforming them into a gracefully undulating landscape of golden gauze.

From Los Angeles Times

Soon, early light revealed a vast and inviting sea of sand and swales undulating toward the Grapevine Mountains on the horizon.

From New York Times

From the outpost, both villages, along with other Palestinian towns, can be seen nestled in the undulating hills.

From Seattle Times

The brooding British Columbia landscape, with its undulating dark waters and encircling gloomy mountains, do a lot to set the unsettled mood.

From New York Times

It was not a surprise that golfers walking and carrying their bags across the typically undulating topography of a golf course expended the most energy and, on average, burned 721 calories.

From New York Times

Related Words

• rolling