Ripple
noun
A small wave or series of waves on the surface of water.
The stone thrown into the pond caused a ripple to spread out in all directions
Often appears as...
- cause a ripple
- ripple effect
noun
A particular type of ice cream dessert with lines of fruit syrup or chocolate.
She ordered a strawberry ripple for dessert
Often appears as...
- strawberry ripple
- chocolate ripple
verb
Flow or spread in a way like small waves.
The wind rippled the surface of the lake
Often appears as...
- wind ripples
- waves ripple
noun
A situation in which one action or event causes several other events to happen one after the other.
The ripple effects of the economic crisis are still being felt
Often appears as...
- ripple effect
- feel the ripple
verb
To cause to ripple; to form into small waves.
The wind rippled the flag
Often appears as...
- ripple through
- ripple across
noun
A slight noticeable effect or reaction.
His resignation caused barely a ripple amongst his colleagues
Often appears as...
- cause a ripple
- create a ripple
noun
A small wave or series of waves on the surface of water.
The stone thrown into the pond caused a ripple to spread out in all directions
Often appears as...
- cause a ripple
- ripple effect
noun
A particular type of ice cream dessert with lines of fruit syrup or chocolate.
She ordered a strawberry ripple for dessert
Often appears as...
- strawberry ripple
- chocolate ripple
verb
Flow or spread in a way like small waves.
The wind rippled the surface of the lake
Often appears as...
- wind ripples
- waves ripple
noun
A situation in which one action or event causes several other events to happen one after the other.
The ripple effects of the economic crisis are still being felt
Often appears as...
- ripple effect
- feel the ripple
verb
To cause to ripple; to form into small waves.
The wind rippled the flag
Often appears as...
- ripple through
- ripple across
noun
A slight noticeable effect or reaction.
His resignation caused barely a ripple amongst his colleagues
Often appears as...
- cause a ripple
- create a ripple
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Pro Tip 1/2Natural Imagery
Ripple used metaphorically describes calm, small-scale changes in various contexts.
His smile sent a gentle ripple of joy through the crowd.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Impact
Describing a 'ripple' can evoke feelings of tranquility or subtle disturbance.
A ripple of unease went through the room as the lights flickered.
Pro Tip 1/2Natural Imagery
Ripple used metaphorically describes calm, small-scale changes in various contexts.
His smile sent a gentle ripple of joy through the crowd.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Impact
Describing a 'ripple' can evoke feelings of tranquility or subtle disturbance.
A ripple of unease went through the room as the lights flickered.
Pro Tip 1/2Natural Imagery
Ripple used metaphorically describes calm, small-scale changes in various contexts.
His smile sent a gentle ripple of joy through the crowd.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Impact
Describing a 'ripple' can evoke feelings of tranquility or subtle disturbance.
A ripple of unease went through the room as the lights flickered.
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Stuart Firestein: The...
is a model more like the magic well, where no matter how many buckets you take out, there's always another bucket of water to be had, or my particularly favorite one, with the effect and everything, the ripples on a pond. So if you think of knowledge being this ever-expanding ripple on a pond, the important thing to realize is that our ignorance,
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The happy secret to...
We get people, when they open up their inbox, to write one positive email praising or thanking somebody in their support network. And by doing these activities and by training your brain just like we train our bodies, what we've found is we can reverse the formula for happiness and success, and in doing so, not only create ripples of positivity,
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How I climbed a...
There were no cracks or edges to hold on to, just small ripples of texture up a slightly less than vertical wall. I had to trust my life to the friction between my climbing shoes and the smooth granite. I carefully balanced my way upward, shifting my weight back and forth between the small smears.
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Zen kōans: Unsolvable...
claiming total understanding of the world around them. One such example finds three monks debating a temple flag rippling in the wind. The first monk refers to the flag as a moving banner, while the second monk insists that they are not seeing the flag move, but rather the wind blowing.
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What are gravitational...
and was the detector's first observation of gravitational waves. What are these ripples in space? The answer starts with gravity, the force that pulls any two objects together. That's the case for everything In the observable universe.
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What really matters at...
Imagine the ripples of this notion for the millions of people living and dying with dementia. Primal sensorial delights that say the things we don't have words for, impulses that make us stay present -- no need for a past or a future.
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The building of...
helping people understand the life of Filippo Brunelleschi a man whose genius helped usher in a new age of creativity and thinking to the rest of the world perhaps then we can understand the ripple effects of creativity of passion
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What is the Heisenberg...
like ripples covering the surface of a pond. We can clearly identify features of the wave pattern as a whole, most importantly, its wavelength, which is the distance between two neighboring peaks, or two neighboring valleys.
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Origins of the Universe...
the stellar epoch. The formation of stars then caused a tremendous ripple effect and helped shape the universe as we know it. Heat within the stars caused the conversion
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The Creation Of The...
and the big bang and the pattern of the ripples was imprinted into our universe as regions of slightly different density
Video examples
Stuart Firestein: The...
is a model more like the magic well, where no matter how many buckets you take out, there's always another bucket of water to be had, or my particularly favorite one, with the effect and everything, the ripples on a pond. So if you think of knowledge being this ever-expanding ripple on a pond, the important thing to realize is that our ignorance,
Video examples
The happy secret to...
We get people, when they open up their inbox, to write one positive email praising or thanking somebody in their support network. And by doing these activities and by training your brain just like we train our bodies, what we've found is we can reverse the formula for happiness and success, and in doing so, not only create ripples of positivity,
Video examples
How I climbed a...
There were no cracks or edges to hold on to, just small ripples of texture up a slightly less than vertical wall. I had to trust my life to the friction between my climbing shoes and the smooth granite. I carefully balanced my way upward, shifting my weight back and forth between the small smears.
Video examples
Zen kōans: Unsolvable...
claiming total understanding of the world around them. One such example finds three monks debating a temple flag rippling in the wind. The first monk refers to the flag as a moving banner, while the second monk insists that they are not seeing the flag move, but rather the wind blowing.
Video examples
What are gravitational...
and was the detector's first observation of gravitational waves. What are these ripples in space? The answer starts with gravity, the force that pulls any two objects together. That's the case for everything In the observable universe.
Video examples
What really matters at...
Imagine the ripples of this notion for the millions of people living and dying with dementia. Primal sensorial delights that say the things we don't have words for, impulses that make us stay present -- no need for a past or a future.
Video examples
The building of...
helping people understand the life of Filippo Brunelleschi a man whose genius helped usher in a new age of creativity and thinking to the rest of the world perhaps then we can understand the ripple effects of creativity of passion
Video examples
What is the Heisenberg...
like ripples covering the surface of a pond. We can clearly identify features of the wave pattern as a whole, most importantly, its wavelength, which is the distance between two neighboring peaks, or two neighboring valleys.
Video examples
Origins of the Universe...
the stellar epoch. The formation of stars then caused a tremendous ripple effect and helped shape the universe as we know it. Heat within the stars caused the conversion
Video examples
The Creation Of The...
and the big bang and the pattern of the ripples was imprinted into our universe as regions of slightly different density
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Tobin Bell
American Actor
Saw VI' has a really interesting theme about the ripple effect. Everything you do affects the guy next to you, which affects the guy next to him, which affects her over here. And you might think that what you're doing is not that significant, but just the way you respond to other people makes the world the way it is.
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Katharine Gun
British Activist
The whole issue of Iraq has left us with a legacy, which is not good. The ripple effect from that initial invasion is continually being felt in worldwide institutions, in the U.S. and the U.K.
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Rob Reiner
American Director
Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect.
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Gabrielle Bernstein
American Author
Own your joy so that you can be happier and bring more energy to the world. That ripple effect works on a quantum level. It brings about changes in the world.
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Shari Arison
Israeli Businesswoman
Doing good holds the power to transform us on the inside, and then ripple out in ever-expanding circles that positively impact the world at large.
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Mary Helen Bowers
American Dancer
I like to think that when you take care of yourself, when you do nice things for yourself, it has a nice ripple effect on the rest of the world.
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Victoria Osteen
American Clergyman
Our life ripples out, and it has influence. That's why it's important that we're at our best and that we're influencing others for the good.
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Sophie Gregoire Trudeau
Canadian First Lady
When you share your story and become vulnerable, the ripple effect and the people that you can help along the way is a life lesson.
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Scott Adams
American Cartoonist
Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.
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Common
American Musician
The impact of a conscious artist is necessary, and it ripples through the world.
Quote examples
Tobin Bell
American Actor
Saw VI' has a really interesting theme about the ripple effect. Everything you do affects the guy next to you, which affects the guy next to him, which affects her over here. And you might think that what you're doing is not that significant, but just the way you respond to other people makes the world the way it is.
Quote examples
Katharine Gun
British Activist
The whole issue of Iraq has left us with a legacy, which is not good. The ripple effect from that initial invasion is continually being felt in worldwide institutions, in the U.S. and the U.K.
Quote examples
Rob Reiner
American Director
Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect.
Quote examples
Gabrielle Bernstein
American Author
Own your joy so that you can be happier and bring more energy to the world. That ripple effect works on a quantum level. It brings about changes in the world.
Quote examples
Shari Arison
Israeli Businesswoman
Doing good holds the power to transform us on the inside, and then ripple out in ever-expanding circles that positively impact the world at large.
Quote examples
Mary Helen Bowers
American Dancer
I like to think that when you take care of yourself, when you do nice things for yourself, it has a nice ripple effect on the rest of the world.
Quote examples
Victoria Osteen
American Clergyman
Our life ripples out, and it has influence. That's why it's important that we're at our best and that we're influencing others for the good.
Quote examples
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau
Canadian First Lady
When you share your story and become vulnerable, the ripple effect and the people that you can help along the way is a life lesson.
Quote examples
Scott Adams
American Cartoonist
Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.
Quote examples
Common
American Musician
The impact of a conscious artist is necessary, and it ripples through the world.
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