RIPPLE
Rip"ple, v. t.
1. To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple.
2. Hence, to scratch or tear. Holland.
RIPPLE
Rip"ple, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rippled; p. pr. & vb. n. Rippling.]
Etym: [Cf. Rimple, Rumple.]
1. To become fretted or dimpled on the surface, as water when agitated or running over a rough bottom; to be covered with small waves or undulations, as a field of grain.
2. To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
RIPPLE
Rip"ple, v. t.
Defn: To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover with small waves or undulations; as, the breeze rippled the lake.
RIPPLE
Rip"ple, n.
1. The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves.