undulate
verb (used without object)
to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement.
undulated
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past participleof undulate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof undulate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
undulateverb (used without object)to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement.
Example Sentences
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Smucker’s suit against Trader Joe’s alleges that the grocer infringed on trademarks by mimicking Uncrustables’ round, pie-like shape and “distinct peripheral undulated crimping.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
For stroke play, the undulated greens and pins tucked on crowns made it difficult in spots to find birdies.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
World No. 3 Minjee Lee said that taking her time will be a key on the blue course’s sloped fairways and undulated greens this week.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
As it has done since antiquity, the fragrant smoke undulated skyward, a thin thread seeking to unite us on earth with something above.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2022
The water below undulated in shades of blue to green to purple in some spots.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
