See also: riffle ((n.)) (def. 1a)
- 1811  (1950)  . . . no strong Rapids but many Ripples.
- 1827  (1829)  These rifts, as they are called, otherwise small ripples, continue about a mile.
- 1933  By the ripple rapid, water has flowed over the snow and made a smooth rink. . . .
2 n. a stretch of ruffled water caused by such an obstruction; the place where such an obstruction is.
See also: riffle ((n.)) (def. 1b)
- 1916  In the gravel-bottomed ripple, the water was too swift, too deep, for an overbalanced boy to regain his feet. . . .