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His comeback at the Chile Open may have ended in a final defeat to world No 73 Horacio Zeballos, but you can't keep a ripplingly buffed athlete down for long.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2013

From the keyboard Chopin's Minute Waltz flowed fleetly, ripplingly.

From Time Magazine Archive

Laughter, quick and gay, or low and ripplingly sweet, flowed through the old room.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary

Thus her tongue, running ripplingly on, while her heart, suddenly released from its numb depression, wired her blithe reassurance.

From Jane Journeys On by Mitchell, Ruth Comfort

Mademoiselle, after a moment's blank pause, laughed ripplingly.

From Scaramouche by Sabatini, Rafael