rippling n 1: a small wave on the surface of a liquid [syn: {ripple}, {rippling}, {riffle}, {wavelet}]
Ripple \Rip"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rippled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rippling}.] [Cf. {Rimple}, {Rumple}.] 1. To become fretted or dimpled on the surface, as water when agitated or running over a rough bottom; to be covered with small waves or undulations, as a field of grain. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore. [1913 Webster]