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verb
- 1. move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion: "the surface of the liquid undulated gently"
adjective
- 1. (especially of a leaf) having a wavy surface or edge.
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UNDULATE definition: 1. to have a continuous up and down shape or movement, like waves on the sea: 2. to have a…. Learn more.
The meaning of UNDULATE is having a wavy surface, edge, or markings. How to use undulate in a sentence. Make Waves With the History of Undulate Synonym Discussion of Undulate.
Undulate definition: to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement. See examples of UNDULATE used in a sentence.
Something that undulates has gentle curves or slopes, or moves gently and slowly up and down or from side to side in an attractive manner. As we travel south, the countryside begins to undulate as the rolling hills sweep down to the riverbanks.
UNDULATE meaning: 1. to have a continuous up and down shape or movement, like waves on the sea: 2. to have a…. Learn more.
Undulate means to move in a wave-like pattern. If a sound increases and decreases in pitch or volume like waves, you can say the sound is undulating. When searching for the lost boy, the rescuers' cries undulated through the forest.
Definition of undulate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To cause to move in a smooth wavelike motion: The dancer undulated her hips. 2. To give a wavelike appearance or form to: The rock strata are undulated. adj. (-lĭt, -lāt′) Having a wavy outline or appearance: leaves with undulate margins. [From Late Latin undula, small wave, diminutive of Latin unda, wave; see wed- in Indo-European roots .]
to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement: The flag undulates in the breeze. to have a wavy form or surface; bend with successive curves in alternate directions. (of a sound) to rise and fall in pitch: the wail of a siren undulating in the distance. v.t.
What does the verb undulate mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb undulate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
