ripple
noun
[ ˈrɪp(ə)l ]
• a small wave or series of waves on the surface of water, especially as caused by a slight breeze or an object dropping into it.
• "he dived into the pool leaving barely a ripple"
• a type of ice cream with wavy lines of coloured flavoured syrup running through it.
• "a family block of raspberry ripple"
ripple
verb
• (of water) form or flow with a series of small waves on the surface.
• "the Mediterranean rippled and sparkled"
Similar:
form ripples (on),
flow in wavelets,
undulate,
popple,
lap,
purl,
babble,
form something into ridges,
crease,
wrinkle,
ruffle,
pucker,
Origin:
late 17th century (as a verb): of unknown origin.