(wavy motion)

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• wavy — [wā′vē] adj. wavier, waviest 1. having waves 2. moving in a wavelike motion 3. having undulating curves; forming waves and hollows; sinuous 4. characteristic or suggestive of waves 5. wavering; fluctuating; unsteady wavily adv …   English World dictionary

• wavy — adjective (wavier; est) Date: circa 1586 1. rising or swelling in waves; also abounding in waves < wavy hair > 2. moving with an undulating motion ; fluctuating; also marked by wavering < wavy lines > 3. marked by undula …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• undulate — verb (undulated, undulating) –verb (i) /ˈʌndʒəleɪt / (say unjuhlayt) 1. to have a wavy motion; rise and fall or move up and down in waves. 2. to have a wavy form or surface; bend with successive curves in alternate directions. –verb (t)… …  

• Hypnosis — For the states induced by hypnotic drugs, see Sleep and Unconsciousness. Hypnotized redirects here. For other uses, see Hypnotized (disambiguation). Hypnosis Applications Hypnotherapy Stage hypnosis Self hypnosis Origins Animal magnetism Franz… …   Wikipedia

• undulate — v. & adj. v. intr. & tr. have or cause to have a wavy motion or look. adj. wavy, going alternately up and down or in and out (leaves with undulate margins). Derivatives: undulately adv. Etymology: LL undulatus f. L unda wave …   Useful english dictionary

• undulation — n. 1 a wavy motion or form, a gentle rise and fall. 2 each wave of this. 3 a set of wavy lines …   Useful english dictionary

• ripple — I. verb (rippled; rippling) Etymology: perhaps frequentative of 1rip Date: circa 1671 intransitive verb 1. a. to become lightly ruffled or covered with small waves b. to flow in small waves c. to fall in soft undulating folds …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Stream — Stream, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Streamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Streaming}.] 1. To issue or flow in a stream; to flow freely or in a current, as a fluid or whatever is likened to fluids; as, tears streamed from her eyes. [1913 Webster] Beneath those… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Streamed — Stream Stream, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Streamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Streaming}.] 1. To issue or flow in a stream; to flow freely or in a current, as a fluid or whatever is likened to fluids; as, tears streamed from her eyes. [1913 Webster] Beneath… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Streaming — Stream Stream, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Streamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Streaming}.] 1. To issue or flow in a stream; to flow freely or in a current, as a fluid or whatever is likened to fluids; as, tears streamed from her eyes. [1913 Webster] Beneath… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• flut´ter|less — flut|ter «FLUHT uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to wave back and forth quickly and lightly; quiver: »A small flag fluttered in the breeze. 2. to move or flap the wings without flying or with short flights: »The chickens fluttered excitedly when they… …   Useful english dictionary