English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of ripple

ripple

/noun/ लहर; कोमल शब्द;
/verb/लहराना; लहर के समान शब्द करना; छोटी तरंग; छोटी लहर; हिलकोरा;

Synonym wave; make a fuss; wavelet;

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English Dictionary:

1. Ripple

[n.]

- The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves.
- A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little waves; as, a ripple of laughter.
- a small wave on the surface of water or other liquids for which the driving force is not gravity, but surface tension.
- the residual AC component in the DC current output from a rectifier, expressed as a percentage of the steady component of the current.

2. Ripple

[v.]

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

3. Ripple

[v. i.]

- 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.
- To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.

4. Ripple

[v. t.]

- To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple.
- Hence, to scratch or tear.
- To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover with small waves or undulations; as, the breeze rippled the lake.