word | undulant |
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definition | (1) Rising and falling in waves. (2) Wavy in form, outline, or surface. |
eg_sentence | The man's undulant, sinister movements reminded her of a poisonous snake about to strike. |
explanation | The surface of a freshly plowed field is undulant. A range of rolling hills could be called undulant, as could the shifting sands of the Sahara. A waterbed mattress is often literally undulant. And a field of wheat will undulate or sway in the wind, like the waves of the sea. |
IPA | undulant* |
Tags: mwvb::unit:24, mwvb::unit:24:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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