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Ruffle Very Common

Ruffle has 14 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

2

a high tight collar

3

a noisy fight

4

Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.

Verb
1

stir up (water) so as to form ripples

2

trouble or vex

"ruffle somebody's composure"

3

to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"

4

discompose

"This play is going to ruffle some people"

"She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues"

5

twitch or flutter

"the paper flicked"

6

mix so as to make a random order or arrangement

"shuffle the cards"

7

erect or fluff up

"the bird ruffled its feathers"

8

disturb the smoothness of

"ruffle the surface of the water"

9

pleat or gather into a ruffle

"ruffle the curtain fabric"

10

To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.

Example Sentences
"ruffle somebody's composure" verb
"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" verb
"This play is going to ruffle some people" verb
"She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues" verb
"the paper flicked" verb
"shuffle the cards" verb
"the bird ruffled its feathers" verb
"ruffle the surface of the water" verb
"ruffle the curtain fabric" verb
See Also
ruff ruffled unrufflable marine flute disturb frumple capsule
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
adornment collar fight flow annoy walk fluster move manipulate loosen disarrange fold
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
goffer jabot peplum fraise reshuffle riffle cut
Rhyming Words
rifle baffle faffle gaffle haffle jaffle maffle raffle waffle yaffle piffle riffle siffle wiffle coffle moffle roffle buffle duffle muffle
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