RUFFLE

/ˈɹʌfəl/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. noun a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim. — synonyms: frill, flounce, furbelow
  2. noun a high tight collar. — synonyms: choker, ruff, neck_ruff
  3. noun a noisy fight. — synonyms: affray, disturbance, fray
  4. verb stir up (water) so as to form ripples. — synonyms: ripple, riffle, cockle, undulate
  5. verb trouble or vex.
  6. verb to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others. — synonyms: tittup, swagger, prance, strut, sashay, cock
  7. verb discompose.
  8. verb twitch or flutter. — synonyms: flick, riffle
  9. verb mix so as to make a random order or arrangement. — synonyms: shuffle, mix
  10. verb erect or fluff up. — synonyms: fluff
  11. verb disturb the smoothness of. — synonyms: ruffle_up, rumple, mess_up
  12. 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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