Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Undulate has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
Verb
· Adjective
Verb
1
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
2
occur in soft rounded shapes
"The hills rolled past"
3
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
"The curtains undulated"
"the waves rolled towards the beach"
4
increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves
"The singer's voice undulated"
5
To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
Adjective
1
having a wavy margin and rippled surface
2
Wavy in appearance or form.
Example Sentences
"The hills rolled past"
verb
"The curtains undulated"
verb
"the waves rolled towards the beach"
verb
"The singer's voice undulated"
verb
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