Words that rhyme with ripple
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acquittal
n 1: a judgment of not guilty [ant: condemnation, conviction, judgment of conviction, sentence] -
belittle
v 1: cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence" [syn: minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate] 2: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts" [syn: disparage, belittle, pick at] [ant: blandish, flatter] 3: lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues" [syn: diminish, belittle] -
brittle
adj 1: having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal" [syn: brittle, brickle, brickly] 2: lacking warmth and generosity of spirit; "a brittle and calculating woman" 3: (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured [syn: brittle, unannealed] n 1: caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets [syn: brittle, toffee, toffy] -
committal
n 1: the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital) [syn: commitment, committal, consignment] 2: the act of committing a crime [syn: perpetration, commission, committal] -
cripple
n 1: someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back v 1: deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their behavior stultified the boss's hard work" [syn: cripple, stultify] 2: deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life" [syn: cripple, lame] -
fipple
n 1: a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder) -
nipple
n 1: the small projection of a mammary gland [syn: nipple, mammilla, mamilla, pap, teat, tit] 2: a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier -
stipple
v 1: engrave by means of dots and flicks 2: make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink 3: apply (paint) in small dots or strokes 4: produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees" [syn: stipple, speckle] -
tipple
n 1: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" [syn: draft, draught, potation, tipple] v 1: drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac" [syn: tipple, bib] -
trickle
n 1: flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: drip, trickle, dribble] v 1: run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in" [syn: trickle, dribble, filter] -
triple
adj 1: having three units or components or elements; "a ternary operation"; "a treble row of red beads"; "overcrowding made triple sessions necessary"; "triple time has three beats per measure"; "triplex windows" [syn: ternary, treble, triple, triplex] 2: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: treble, threefold, three-fold, triple] n 1: a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base [syn: triple, three-base hit, three-bagger] 2: a set of three similar things considered as a unit [syn: trio, triad, triplet, triple] 3: a quantity that is three times as great as another v 1: increase threefold; "Triple your income!" [syn: triple, treble] 2: hit a three-base hit -
twiddle
n 1: a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns v 1: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" [syn: twirl, swirl, twiddle, whirl] 2: manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview" [syn: twiddle, fiddle with] -
whittle
n 1: English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996) [syn: Whittle, Frank Whittle, Sir Frank Whittle] v 1: cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood" [syn: whittle, pare] -
wiggle
n 1: the act of wiggling [syn: wiggle, wriggle, squirm] v 1: move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!" [syn: jiggle, joggle, wiggle] -
wriggle
n 1: the act of wiggling [syn: wiggle, wriggle, squirm] v 1: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" [syn: writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist] -
tittle
n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge] -
brickle
adj 1: having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped; "brittle bones"; "glass is brittle"; "`brickle' and `brickly' are dialectal" [syn: brittle, brickle, brickly] -
chicle
n 1: gum-like substance from the sapodilla [syn: chicle, chicle gum] -
grippal
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dippel
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dipple
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gipple
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hipple
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klippel
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knipl
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knippel
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knipple
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rippel
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sippel
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sipple
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trippel
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tripple
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whipple
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