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un·du·late
 undulate
- pronunciation:
- uhn
dy
leIt
[or]
uhn
j
leIt
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, adjective
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
undulated, undulates, undulating |
| definition 1: |
to move in waves or a wavelike motion.
The wheat undulated in the wind.- similar words:
- fluctuate, roll, ruffle
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| definition 2: |
to have a wavelike form or pattern.
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| definition 3: |
to rise and fall like waves, as sound.
- similar words:
- fluctuate
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| related words: |
billow, vacillate, wave, waver |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause a wavelike motion in or of.
- similar words:
- fluctuate, roll, ruffle
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| definition 2: |
to give a wavelike form or appearance to; ripple.
- similar words:
- ruffle
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
wavy in form or appearance, as the edges of certain leaves.
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| derivation: |
undulated (adj.) |
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