ripple
/ˈrɪp(ə)l/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈrɪp(ə)l/
ripple
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
rip - ple -> ripple
Myanmar meaning
(v.t) ဂယက်ထစေသည်။လှိုင်းငယ်ထစေသည်။(n) လှိုင်းဂယက်။
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၁။ [C] (က) လှိုင်းတွန့်။
She threw a stone into the pond and watched the ripples spread.
(ခ) လှိုင်းထခြင်း။ တွန့်ခြင်း။
slight ripples on the surface of the metal.
၂။ [C usu sing ] တသိမ့်သိမ့်လှုပ်ရှားမှု၊ ရိုက်ခတ်မှု။ a ripple of laughter/excitement/interest/unease.
၃။ [U] မျိုးကွဲ အရသာ အချိတ်အတွန့်များ ဖြည့်သွင်းထားသော ရေခဲမုန့်။
some raspberry/chocolate ripple.
v လှိုင်းထသည်။ လှိုင်းထစေသည်။ ဂယက်ရိုက်သည်။ corn rippling in the breeze ❍ rippling muscles ❍ wind rippling the lake ❍ Shock waves rippled through the hall.
More examples
- Joe threw a stone and watched the ripples spread out across the pond.
- There were ripples in the sand.
- The issue has caused a few ripples amongst islanders.
- [ripple of] : Ralph felt a ripple of fear pass through him.
- There was a ripple amongst the audience as he announced his plans.
- [a ripple of laughter/applause] : A ripple of laughter lessened the tension.
Synonyms
wave, undulation, swell, current, wrinkle, billow, breaker, coil, crest, curl, flow, fluctuate, flutter, fold, furrow, heave, line, motion, move, oscillate, palpitate, pulsate, quiver, rippling, rise and fall, rush, splash, stir, surge, sway, swish, tide, undulate, vacillate, vibrate, wave; wrinkle, whitecap
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