1. to flow in a tumbling or rippling manner
2. to move in a quick, unsteady way

1. a rippling or bubbling motion of water

Examples

• The stream poppled over the smooth stones.
• Water poppled gently against the dock.
• The boat began to popple in the choppy waves.
• She watched the popple of the brook as it flowed downstream.
• The wind created a gentle popple on the lake’s surface.
• Small waves poppled around the pier.