rippling (ripling)

[Verbal n. of ripple3, v.] An eddy caused by conflicting currents or tides; a tide-rip. ripplingly (rip'ling-li), adv. In an undulating manner; so as to ripple: as, the stream ran rip plingly. ripply (rip'li), a. [ And whatever of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back with a ripply cheer, Into every bare inlet and creek and bay. Lowell , Sir Launfal, i. [Usually in plural (orig. IMG:content-2355.png:[blocks in formation] The shore below the landing is a line of broken, ragged, slimy rocks, as if they had been dumped there for a rip rap wall. C. D. Warner, Their Pilgrimage, p. 120. (b) A foundation or parapet of stones thrown together without any attempt at regular structural arrangement, as in deep water or on a soft bottom.