Rimple vs. Ripple — What's the Difference?

A fold; a wrinkle.

To form or display little undulations or waves on the surface, as disturbed water does.

To wrinkle or form wrinkles.

To flow with such undulations or waves on the surface.

A wrinkle.

To rise and fall gently in tone or volume.

To wrinkle or crease.

To cause to form small waves or undulations.

A fold or wrinkle. See Rumple.

To remove seeds from with a comblike, toothed instrument.

To rumple; to wrinkle.

A small wave.

A wavelike motion; an undulation

A sound like that made by rippling water

A comblike, toothed instrument for removing seeds from flax and other fibers.

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

A sound similar to that of undulating water.

A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together.

(electronics) A small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal.

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

(intransitive) To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.

(intransitive) To propagate like a moving wave.

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

(transitive) To shape into a series of ripples.

(transitive) To launch or unleash in rapid succession.

(transitive) To scratch, tear, or break slightly; graze

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

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

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.

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

Hence, to scratch or tear.

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.

To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover with small waves or undulations; as, the breeze rippled the lake.

A small wave on the surface of a liquid

(electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value

Stir up (water) so as to form ripples

Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise;