undulate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
2. (transitive) To cause to resemble a wave.
3. (intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.
4. (intransitive) To appear wavelike.

Adj

1. Wavy in appearance or form.
2. Changing the pitch and volume of one's voice.
3. sinuous, winding up and down.

Synonyms

wave

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roll

ripple

surge

wavy

undulating

fluctuate

heave

swell

waver

ruffle

flap

dash against

riffle

flow

beat fast

corrugate

cockle

swing

vibrate

billow

surgy

surfy

undulant wavelike

undulous

billowy

choppy

corrugated

hilly

meander

pulse

quaver

seesaw

squiggly

stagger

stream

sway

thrill

undulated

waved

wimple

wind

wave motion

rise and fall

ripply

Translations

golven

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onduler

wogen

ondear

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ondular

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wellen

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ondulado

wallen

ondoyer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʌndjəleɪt/

Etymology

First attested in 1664; borrowed from New Latin undulātus, the perfect passive participle of undulō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from an unattested *undula (“small wave”), diminutive of Latin unda (“wave”).