undulate.
To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
Meaning & usage
To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
To cause to resemble a wave.
To move in wavelike motions.
His tongue undulated.
To appear wavelike.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1664; borrowed from New Latin undulātus, the perfect passive participle of undulō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from an unattested *undula (“small wave”), diminutive of Latin unda (“wave”).
Wavy in appearance or form.
Changing the pitch and volume of one's voice.
sinuous, winding up and down.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Late Latin undulātus (“undulated”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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