undulate — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To cause to move in a wavelike motion.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   Breath vocalized, i.e., vibrated and undulated.

2. To cause to resemble a wave.

   Usage

   • Transitive

3. To move in wavelike motions.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Examples

   His tongue undulated.

   More examples (1)

   Come lovely and soothing death, / Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving, / In the day, in the night, to all, to each, / Sooner or later delicate death.

4. To appear wavelike.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

Adjective

1. Wavy in appearance or form.

2. Changing the pitch and volume of one's voice.

3. sinuous, winding up and down.

   Usage

   • of a margin

Adjective

1. having a wavy margin and rippled surface

Verb

1. stir up (water) so as to form ripples

   Synonyms

   ripplerufflerifflecockle

   Broader terms

   flowflux

2. occur in soft rounded shapes

   Synonyms

   roll

   Broader terms

   occur

   Examples

   The hills rolled past

3. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

   Synonyms

   rollflapwave

   Broader terms

   move

   Examples

   The curtains undulated

   the waves rolled towards the beach

4. increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves

   Broader terms

   change

   Examples

   The singer's voice undulated