RUFFLE
/ˈɹʌfəl/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 14
Definition
- noun a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim.
— synonyms: frill, flounce, furbelow
- noun a high tight collar.
— synonyms: choker, ruff, neck_ruff
- noun a noisy fight.
— synonyms: affray, disturbance, fray
- verb stir up (water) so as to form ripples.
— synonyms: ripple, riffle, cockle, undulate
- verb trouble or vex.
- verb to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others.
— synonyms: tittup, swagger, prance, strut, sashay, cock
- verb discompose.
- verb twitch or flutter.
— synonyms: flick, riffle
- verb mix so as to make a random order or arrangement.
— synonyms: shuffle, mix
- verb erect or fluff up.
— synonyms: fluff
- verb disturb the smoothness of.
— synonyms: ruffle_up, rumple, mess_up
- verb pleat or gather into a ruffle.
— synonyms: pleat
Examples
- “She loved the dress with the lace ruffle at the hem.”
- “to put the mind in a ruffle”
- “Ruffle the end of the cuff.”
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