ripple

1. A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.

   I dropped a small stone into the pond and watched the ripples spread.

2. A sound similar to that of undulating water.
3. A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together.

   I enjoy fudge ripple ice cream, but I especially like to dig through the carton to get at the ripple part and eat only that.

4. A small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal.

1. To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.
2. To propagate like a moving wave.
3. To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
4. To shape into a series of ripples.
5. To launch or unleash in rapid succession.

verb

To scratch, tear, or break slightly; graze

noun

An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.

verb

To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple.