verb
    
    ripples; rippled; rippling
    
    to move in small waves [no obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to pass or spread through or over (someone or something)
    
    
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural ripples
    
    [count] a small wave on the surface of a liquid
    
    
    
    a shape or pattern having small waves
    
    
    
    a sound that gradually becomes louder and then quieter - usually + of
    
    
    
    something that passes or spreads through or over someone or something - usually singular; often + of