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• present participle of undulate.

undulating

American  

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

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undulating

Then Curry, undulating ever so slightly, delivers his first lines in a cavernous register, seated someplace between a purr and a growl.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

The 2026 gubernatorial contest has been an undulating, unpredictable whirlwind.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

In 2021, Afkhami, the collector, paid him roughly $75,000 for an undulating wall work from Montazeri’s first “Mirror” series.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

Bell’s device was the first to successfully convert the human voice into an undulating electrical current—introducing intimacy, emotion and increased immediacy into long-distance communications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Nestled in an undulating patchwork of beech forests, lakes, and clearings were 140 cottages, a shopping mall, a barbershop, a post office, a dentist’s office, a sauna, a hospital, training facilities, and dining halls.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

Related Words

• rolling