ondular
to make wavy
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
To form or make gentle waves
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undulate
to rise and fall in waves
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verb suffix
Ondular means to make wavy and is related to the English word undulate0, since something that undulates rises and falls in gentle waves.
ondular
to wave, to curl (hair)
To shape hair into waves.
La peluquera le onduló el pelo para la bodaThe hairdresser waved her hair for the wedding
Usa una plancha caliente para ondular las puntasShe uses a hot iron to curl the ends
to undulate, to ripple (water, flags, terrain)
To ripple up and down in a wavy motion, the way a flag does in the wind.
Las banderas ondulaban con el vientoThe flags undulated in the wind
El agua del lago ondulaba con la brisaThe water of the lake rippled in the breeze
ondularse
to go wavy
When something makes itself wavy, it takes on a wavy shape.
El pelo se me ondula con la humedadMy hair goes wavy in the humidity
El cartón se ondula cuando se mojaCardboard goes wavy when it gets wet
to sway
When something moves itself in waves, it sways back and forth.
Las espigas de trigo se ondulaban en el campoThe stalks of wheat swayed in the field
La ropa tendida se ondulaba con el vientoThe clothes on the line swayed in the wind