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   ruffle

   /ˈrʌfl/

   verb

   • 1. disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it: "he ruffled her hair affectionately" Similar disarrangetousledishevelrumplerun one's fingers throughmake untidytumbleriffledisordermess upmake a mess oftangleinformal:mussmuss upOpposite smooth
   • ▪ (of a bird) erect (its feathers) in anger or display: "they warbled incessantly, their throat feathers ruffled"
   • ▪ disturb the smoothness or tranquillity of: "the evening breeze ruffled the surface of the pond in the yard" Similar make ripples inrippleriffleroughenOpposite smooth
   • ▪ disconcert or upset the composure of (someone): "Brian had been ruffled by her questions" Similar annoyirritateirkvexnettleneedleangerexasperatedisconcertunnerveflusterflurryagitateharassupsetdisturbdiscomfitput offput someone off their strokethrow off balancemake nervousdiscomposediscountenancecause someone to lose their composureperturbunsettlebotheraffectruffle someone's feathersworrydisquiettroubleconfuseinformal:rattlefazethrowget toput into a flapthrow into a tizzrileniggleaggravatebugmiffpeevediscombobulateshake upwind upnarkget acrossOpposite soothecalm

   noun

   • 1. a strip of lace or other material, gathered along one edge to make an ornamental frill on a garment or other piece of fabric.
   • 2. a vibrating drumbeat.

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin. Current noun senses date from the mid 17th century.

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   What does ruffle mean?

   • bagunçar, pôr em desordem, perturbar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! RUFFLE definition: 1. to touch or move something smooth so that it is not even: 2. to annoy or upset someone, or to….

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   What does the wind ruffle mean?

   • The wind ruffled the sand. to erect (the feathers), as a bird in anger. to be ruffled by a perceived slight. to turn (the pages of a book) rapidly. to pass (cards) through the fingers rapidly in shuffling. to draw up (cloth, lace, etc.) into a ruffle by gathering along one edge. , ruf·fled, ruf·fling. Flags ruffle in the wind.

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   What is a ruffle in a sentence?

   • Verb Her hair was ruffled by the wind. He ruffled some people with his constant complaining. Noun (1) likes lace curtains without ruffles and chintz curtains with ruffles a spouse's snoring is one ruffle that many couples must eventually come to terms with

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   Where does ruffle come from?

   • From Middle English ruffelen, perhaps from Old Norse hrufla (“to graze, scratch”) or Middle Low German ruffelen (“to wrinkle, curl”). Further origin unknown. Related to Middle Dutch ruyffelen, German Low German ruffeln. See English ruff . ruffle (plural ruffles) Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration .

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     ruffle translate: ทำให้ไม่เรียบ. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     RUFFLE translate: ерошить . Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     RUFFLE translate: ébouriffer, hérisser. Learn more in the...

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     ruffle translate: kräuseln, sträuben. Learn more in the...

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     RUFFLE translate: alborotar, erizar, alterar, contrariar,...

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   to disturb, vex, or irritate: to be ruffled by a perceived slight. Synonyms: agitate, annoy, upset. Antonyms: compose, soothe. to turn (the pages of a book) rapidly. to pass (cards) through the fingers rapidly in shuffling. to draw up (cloth, lace, etc.) into a ruffle by gathering along one edge.

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   a breeze ruffling the water. 2. to annoy, irritate, or be annoyed or irritated. 3. (transitive) to make into a ruffle; pleat. 4. (of a bird) to erect (its feathers) in anger, display, etc. 5. (transitive) to flick (cards, pages, etc) rapidly with the fingers.

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   A beating or rustling sound: the ruffle of drums in the distance; the ruffle of a skirt on the floor.

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   A ruffle is a pleated piece of decorative fabric often used as trim on clothes, like the ruffles on a pirate’s shirt. To ruffle is to make someone lose their composure. Argh.