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ondulate

ondulate is the misspelling of undulate.

Meaning of undulate

Verb

undulate (third-person singular simple present undulates, present participle undulating, simple past and past participle undulated)

  1. (transitive) To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
    • Breath vocalized, i.e., vibrated and undulated.1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech: An Essay of Inquiry into the Natural Production of Letters: […], London: […] T. N[ewcomb] for J[ohn] Martyn printer to the R[oyal] Society, […], →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To cause to resemble a wave.
  3. (intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.
    • His tongue undulated.
  4. (intransitive) To appear wavelike.

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Questions about ondulate

What is ondulate the misspelling of?
Ondulate is the misspelling of undulate.

Words near ondulate in the dictionary

  1. Ondos
  2. ondoscope
  3. ondoscopes
  4. ondoyant
  5. Ondrusek
  6. ondulate
  7. ondulatory
  8. ondy
  9. ondé
  10. one
  11. one after another

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