ondular — meaning in English

English meaning

• ripple noun A small wave or series of waves on the surface of water.
• squirm verb To twist and wriggle the body, like a worm or snake.
• undulate verb To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
• wave noun A moving ridge on the surface of water, especially the sea.

Senses

ondular is used for these senses in English:

• ripple (intransitive) To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.
• squirm (intransitive) To twist one's body with snakelike motions.
• undulate (transitive) To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
• undulate (transitive) To cause to resemble a wave.
• undulate (intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.
• wave (transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.

ripple — full definition

1. noun A small wave or series of waves on the surface of water.
2. verb To form small waves, or to spread gradually through something like a crowd.

squirm — full definition

1. verb To twist and wriggle the body, like a worm or snake.
2. verb To feel or show discomfort, embarrassment, or awkwardness.
3. noun A wriggling, twisting movement.

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