ondoyer

Definition: to undulate, ripple, wave

Le vent fait ondoyer l'herbe. - Wind makes the grass undulate.

Les drapeaux ondoient à cause du vent - Flags ripple in the wind.

Note that ondoyer is used only for undulations caused by air. To describe ripples in water, you need rider.

Related: un ondoiement - undulation, provisional baptism; ondoyant (adj) - undulating, wavering, shimmering; ondulant (adj) - swaying, supple, undulating; ondulation - undulation, wave

Synonym: onduler

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Pronunciation: [o(n) dwa yay]Audio Link