ripple

v., -pled, -pling, -ples.

v.intr.

1. 1. To form or display little undulations or waves on the surface, as disturbed water does.
   2. To flow with such undulations or waves on the surface.
2. To rise and fall gently in tone or volume.

v.tr.
To cause to form small waves or undulations.

n.

1. A small wave.
2. A wavelike motion; an undulation: the ripple of a flag.
3. A sound like that made by rippling water: a ripple of laughter.

[Middle English ripplen, to wrinkle, crease, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

rippler rip'pler n.
ripplingly rip'pling·ly adv.

rip·ple² (rĭp'əl)
n.
A comblike, toothed instrument for removing seeds from flax and other fibers.

tr.v., -pled, -pling, -ples.
To remove seeds from with a comblike, toothed instrument.

[Middle English, from *ripelen, to remove seeds, akin to Middle Low German repelen.]

A metaphor for a short-term market trend.

Investopedia Says:
The ripple is one of the ocean metaphors coined by Robert Rhea, one of the original technical analysts. In general, technical analysts encourage traders to ignore market ripples.

adjective

Emitting a murmuring sound felt to resemble a laugh: babbling, bubbling, burbling, gurgling, laughing. See laughter, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - krusning, lille bølge
v. intr. - kruse sig
v. tr. - kruse

idioms:

• ripple effect    der breder sig som ringe i vandet

2.
n. - ribbe
v. tr. - ribbe, rive

Nederlands (Dutch)
golf, rimpel, rimpelen

Français (French)
1.
n. - vaguelette, petite vague, ondulation, cascade (de rires), répercussion, glace panachée
v. intr. - se rider, onduler, ondoyer
v. tr. - se rider, onduler, ondoyer

idioms:

• ripple effect    (fig) effet multiplicateur, gazouillement (de l'eau), murmures, cascade (de rires)

2.
n. - (Tex) râteau (pour enlever les graines de lin et des fibres)
v. tr. - (Tex) enlever les graines de lin au moyen d'un râteau

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Kräuselung
v. - sich kräuseln, plätschern, kräuseln

idioms:

• ripple effect    sich ausbreitender und unvorhergesehener Effekt

2.
n. - Riffelkamm
v. - riffeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κυματάκι, ρυτίδωση, ρυτίδα, (ΗΠΑ) ελαφρός κυματισμός
v. - σχηματίζω κυματάκια, κυματίζω ελαφρά, ρυτιδώνω/-ομαι

idioms:

• ripple effect    φαινόμενο μεγάλης έντασης με ευρύτατες επιπτώσεις

Italiano (Italian)
incresparsi, increspatura, scanalatura

idioms:

• ripple effect    effetto onde

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ondulação (f), murmúrio (m)
v. - agitar, murmurar

idioms:

• ripple effect    ondulação

Русский (Russian)
покрываться рябью, струиться, журчать, рябь, легкая пульсация, неясный говор, волнистый

idioms:

• ripple effect    вторичный эффект, прокатывается, струиться

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - onda pequeña, rizo, chapoteo, ondulación dejada en la arena por la marea
v. intr. - rizarse, mecerse, ondearse
v. tr. - rizar, hacer ondear, formar ondas en

idioms:

• ripple effect    onda expansiva

2.
n. - peine para desgargolar
v. tr. - desgargolar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - krusning, porlande
v. - krusa sig, porla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 轻轻荡漾, 呈波状, 起涟漪, 作潺潺声, 使起涟漪, 使发出潺潺声, 使呈波状, 涟漪, 细浪, 波浪式, 波纹, 褶子

idioms:

• ripple effect    连锁反应

2. 粗钢梳, 梳

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 粗鋼梳
v. tr. - 梳

2.
v. intr. - 輕輕蕩漾, 呈波狀, 起漣漪, 作潺潺聲
v. tr. - 使起漣漪, 使發出潺潺聲, 使呈波狀
n. - 漣漪, 細浪, 波浪式, 波紋, 褶子

idioms:

• ripple effect    連鎖反應

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 곱슬곱슬함, 물결, 잔물결 소리
v. intr. - 물결이 일다, 찰랑찰랑 소리나다
v. tr. - 잔물결을 일며 흐르다, 파문을 일으키다, 곱슬곱슬하게 하다

2.
n. - 삼바디
v. tr. - 삼바디로 빗다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …にさざ波を立てる, 波形を付ける, さざめく
n. - さざ波, 波形, ウェーブ, さざ波の音, さざめき, 漣

idioms:

• ripple effect    波及効果

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تموج, ترقرق (فعل) يتموج, يترقرق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדווה, גלים קלים, רחש גלים, מראה גלי (בשיער וכו'), גלידה עם סירופ, שינוי קטן בזרם חשמלי, מחסום בזרם, התקמרות פני המים, גל של רעש (למשל תשואות)‬
v. intr. - ‮העלה גלים קלים, רחש‬
v. tr. - ‮יצר גלים‬
n. - ‮מסרקת פשתן‬
v. tr. - ‮סרק במסרקת פשתן‬

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