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- Dictionaryundulating/ˈʌndjʊleɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. having a smoothly rising and falling form or outline: "the undulating country lanes of Northern Ireland"
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to have a continuous up and down shape or movement, like waves on the sea: The road undulates for five miles before a steep climb. the undulating countryside. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Raising and lowering. depress. elevated. hike something up. hoick. hoist. hold up. jack. lift. prick (something) up. prise. prize. pry.
swing, sway, oscillate, vibrate, fluctuate, waver, undulate mean to move from one direction to its opposite. swing implies a movement of something attached at one end or one side. the door suddenly swung open. sway implies a slow swinging or teetering movement. trees swaying in the breeze.
Undulating definition: having a sinuous or wavelike shape or motion. See examples of UNDULATING used in a sentence.
to have a continuous up and down shape or movement, like waves on the sea: The road undulates for five miles before a steep climb. the undulating countryside. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Raising and lowering. depress. elevated. hike something up. hoick. hoist. hold up. jack. lift. prick (something) up. prise. prize. pry.
undulating. ( ˈʌndjʊˌleɪtɪŋ) adj. 1. moving in waves or as if in waves. 2. having a wavy form or appearance. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. Translations. Spanish / Español. Select a language: undulating.
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. verb (used with object)
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.
verb. 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. [literary] As we travel south, the countryside begins to undulate. [VERB] His body slowly undulated in time to the music. [VERB] [ Also VERB noun]
v.tr. 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.
verb (used without object), un·du·lat·ed, un·du·lat·ing. 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.
