"undulating" meaning in English

See undulating in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more undulating [comparative], most undulating [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} undulating (comparative more undulating, superlative most undulating)
  1. Moving up and down like waves; wavy. Translations (wavy): вълнообразен (vǎlnoobrazen) (Bulgarian), вълнист (vǎlnist) (Bulgarian), wellend (German), wogend (German), perfluus (Latin), māpunapuna (Maori), dalga dalga (Turkish), dalgalanan (Turkish), dalgalı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-undulating-en-adj-qpipBxyf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 3 7 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 4 7 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 4 14 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 3 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 69 8 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 71 9 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 76 6 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 71 9 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 73 9 9 10 Disambiguation of 'wavy': 99 1
  2. Forming a series of regular curves.
    Sense id: en-undulating-en-adj-UNGJxWnx

Noun

Forms: undulatings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} undulating (plural undulatings)
  1. undulation
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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} undulating
  1. present participle and gerund of undulate Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: undulate
    Sense id: en-undulating-en-verb-0btMvAkK

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