ripple
verb (used without object)
(of a liquid surface) to form small waves or undulations, as water agitated by a breeze.
Example Sentences
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This misperception carries profound consequences and is currently rippling through our world, eroding trust, deepening isolation and creating a social environment in which empathy is swiftly becoming an atrophied muscle in desperate need of exercise.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
In a series of new rules and laws, China is reordering the wealth landscape, seeking to better control how money leaves the country, with effects rippling beyond its borders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The whole film is hazy — literally — with plumes of mist rippling through soundstages so stripped of life they resemble the bones of a dream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
It's a tradition repeated in stadiums across the world, with crowds of spectators rising up in a rippling roar.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
I was awed for a second, goose bumps rippling down my skin.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
