RUFFLE


Meaning of RUFFLE in English

n. 25B6; verb

he ruffled her hair : DISARRANGE, tousle, dishevel, rumple, riffle, disorder, mess up, tangle; N. Amer. informal muss up.

the wind ruffled the water : RIPPLE, riffle.

don't let him ruffle you : ANNOY, irritate, vex, nettle, anger, exasperate; disconcert, unnerve, fluster, agitate, harass, upset, disturb, discomfit, put off, perturb, unsettle, bother, worry, trouble; informal rattle, faze, throw, get to, rile, needle, aggravate, bug, peeve; Brit. informal wind up, nark.

smooth, soothe.

25B6; noun a shirt with ruffles : FRILL, flounce, ruff, ruche, jabot, furbelow.

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