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Ripple

/rˈɪpəl/
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(noun) A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.

There wasn’t so much as a ripple on the water.
Adriano watched the wind make the grass ripple like waves.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A single stone thrown into the still pond sent a ____ spreading outward across the surface.

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