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# undulate

verb (undulate, undulates, undulated, undulating)

«undulate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To undulate is to move up and down or side to side in smooth waves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undulate/#m1)
2. Land or a surface that undulates has a gentle wavy shape, with soft rises and dips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undulate/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography: undulating hills and countryside. In science: snakes, eels and jellyfish undulate to move. In descriptive writing it gives a calm, flowing picture. The adjective «undulating» is the most common form.

### Examples

- The snake undulated across the sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undulate/#x1)
- The road undulated over gentle hills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undulate/#x2)
- Seaweed undulates in the waves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undulate/#x3)
- We walked through undulating farmland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undulate/#x4)
- The flag undulated in the breeze. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undulate/#x5)
- A ribbon undulated behind the gymnast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undulate/#x6)
- Upon my word, as the head came waving and undulating through the air, and reaching almost within arm's length of Prince Jason, it was a very hideous and uncomfortable sight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undulate/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb. From Latin «unda», a wave. Formal or descriptive; in everyday speech say «roll», «ripple» or «wave».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «undulate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undulate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«undulate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/undulate.html) on Mova free.