A disturbance caused by wind which seems to run and spread quickly along the surface of water:
| RIPPLE | 403 |
| NR | 299 |
| RIFFLE | 88 |
| SQUALL | 74 |
| WAVES | 59 |
| WAVE | 18 |
| WHITECAP | 17 |
| GALE | 11 |
| GUST | 9 |
| CAT’S-PAW | 8 |
| WATERSPOUT | 8 |
| WHIRLWIND | 7 |
| EDDY | 6 |
| CHOP | 4 |
| CURRENT | 4 |
| NH | 4 |
| PUFF | 4 |
| BLOW | 3 |
| FLAW | 3 |
| FLURRY | 3 |
| ROUGH WATER | 3 |
| SCUD | 3 |
| WIND RIPPLES | 3 |
| BREEZE | 2 |
| CHOPPY | 2 |
| HURRICANE | 2 |
| LINE SQUALL | 2 |
| RUFFLE | 2 |
| SQUALL LINE | 2 |
| SWELL | 2 |
| TURBULENCE | 2 |
| AIR EDDY | 1 |
| CAP-BUSTER | 1 |
| CAT-HEAD | 1 |
| DEVIL | 1 |
| DEVIL-DERVISH | 1 |
| FLAW IN WATER | 1 |
| FLAW OF WIND | 1 |
| FRESH BREEZE | 1 |
| GREENIE | 1 |
| GREENTAIL | 1 |
| GUST OF WIND | 1 |
| HEAVY SWELL | 1 |
| IT’S KICKING UP | 1 |
| IT’S ROUGH | 1 |
| LITTLE BLOW | 1 |
| LITTLE RIPPLES | 1 |
| LITTLE WAVES | 1 |
| OFF-LAND WIND | 1 |
| PUFFER RIPPLE | 1 |
| QUICK CLOUD | 1 |
| RAIN-MAKERS | 1 |
| RIFF | 1 |
| RILE | 1 |
| RILEY WAVES | 1 |
| RIP-TIDE | 1 |
| ROLLER | 1 |
| ROUGHED UP | 1 |
| ROUGH-RIVER | 1 |
| SEA | 1 |
| SEICHE | 1 |
| SHIMMERING | 1 |
| SKIM OF WATER | 1 |
| SLIGHT GALE | 1 |
| STORM | 1 |
| SURF | 1 |
| SURFACE WIND | 1 |
| SWIRL | 1 |
| TORRENT | 1 |
| TWISTER | 1 |
| WATER BREAK | 1 |
| WATER RIPPING UP | 1 |
| WATER-DEVILS | 1 |
| WHIRL WAVES | 1 |
| WHIRLPOOL | 1 |
| WHITE WATER | 1 |
| WHITECAPS | 1 |
| WILLIE-WILLIE | 1 |
| WILLIWAW | 1 |
| WIND | 1 |
| WIND GUSTS | 1 |
| WIND RIFFLES | 1 |
| WIND TURBULENCE | 1 |
| WIND WAVES | 1 |
| WIND-REEF | 1 |
| WINDSTORM | 1 |
| WIPPLE | 1 |
| WOOLLY | 1 |
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