rider

  1. (ambitransitive) to wrinkle
  2. to ripple

Frequency

20k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁi.de/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French rider, from Old French rider (“to wrinkle”), from Old High German rīdan, wrīdan (“to turn; twist; wind; wring; wind up; wrench”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrīþan (“to turn, twist”). Cognate with German reiden (“to turn; tie up; lace”). More at writhe.

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