Meaning
to sway, to ripple
- To move back and forth or in waves; to sway, ripple, or fluctuate
- Figuratively, to hesitate or waver between decisions
In a sentence
Le spighe di grano ondeggiavano dolcemente al vento estivo.
The ears of wheat were swaying gently in the summer wind.
La barca ondeggiava sulle onde del porto.
The boat was bobbing on the waves of the harbor.
Il prezzo del petrolio continua a ondeggiare sul mercato.
Oil prices continue to fluctuate on the market.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ondeggiare | infinitive |
| ondeggio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ondeggi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ondeggia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ondeggiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ondeggiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ondeggiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ondeggiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ondeggiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ondeggiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ondeggiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ondeggiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ondeggiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ondeggiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ondeggiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ondeggiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ondeggiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ondeggiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ondeggiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ondeggerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ondeggerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ondeggerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ondeggeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ondeggerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ondeggeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ondeggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ondeggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ondeggi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ondeggiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ondeggiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ondeggino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ondeggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ondeggiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ondeggiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ondeggiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ondeggiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ondeggiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ondeggerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ondeggeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ondeggerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ondeggeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ondeggereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ondeggerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ondeggia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ondeggiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ondeggiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ondeggiando | gerund |
| ondeggiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Often describes flags, fields of grain, water, or crowds moving rhythmically.