undulating
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of undulating
First recorded in 1710–20; undulat(e) ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The world's best struggled to get to grips with the task presented by an undulating course with thick rough and sloping greens.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
CÚCUTA, Colombia—Amid the coca-leaf farms in the undulating borderlands of Colombia and Venezuela, neither country’s government wields power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
KHARTOUM, Sudan — The diggers were efficient, cramming in so many graves that, from above, the field near the University of Sudan’s medical campus looked like a frieze of an undulating, gravel-brown sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
Was it just the physical demands of an undulating Augusta or is there a mental fatigue which could be starting to take its toll?
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
Colin had never understood this before, but now thousands of strings were fluttering over and around and past him, and they were both tiny broken beams of light and endless, undulating waves.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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