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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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