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Quick definitions from WordNet (ruffle)
▸ noun: a high tight collar
▸ noun: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
▸ noun: a noisy fight
▸ verb: pleat or gather into a ruffle ("Ruffle the curtain fabric")
▸ verb: disturb the smoothness of ("Ruffle the surface of the water")
▸ verb: erect or fluff up ("The bird ruffled its feathers")
▸ verb: trouble or vex ("Ruffle somebody's composure")
▸ verb: discompose ("This play is going to ruffle some people")
▸ verb: stir up (water) so as to form ripples
▸ verb: mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
▸ verb: twitch or flutter
▸ verb: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
▸ Also see ruffly
▸ Word origin
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▸ Usage examples for ruffle
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▸ noun: a high tight collar
▸ noun: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
▸ noun: a noisy fight
▸ verb: pleat or gather into a ruffle ("Ruffle the curtain fabric")
▸ verb: disturb the smoothness of ("Ruffle the surface of the water")
▸ verb: erect or fluff up ("The bird ruffled its feathers")
▸ verb: trouble or vex ("Ruffle somebody's composure")
▸ verb: discompose ("This play is going to ruffle some people")
▸ verb: stir up (water) so as to form ripples
▸ verb: mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
▸ verb: twitch or flutter
▸ verb: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
▸ Also see ruffly
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to ruffle
▸ Usage examples for ruffle
▸ Idioms related to ruffle (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing ruffle
▸ Words that often appear near ruffle
▸ Rhymes of ruffle
▸ Invented words related to ruffle