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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: ruffle

1
 v
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
2
 vn
discompose
a noisy fight
3
 nv
a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
pleat or gather into a ruffle
4
 v
mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
5
 v
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: ruffle
1

v stir up (water) so as to form ripples

Synonyms:
cockle, riffle, ripple, undulate
Type of:
flow, flux
move or progress freely as if in a stream

v disturb the smoothness of

“ruffle the surface of the water”
Synonyms:
mess up, ruffle up, rumple
Type of:
disarrange
destroy the arrangement or order of

v twitch or flutter

Synonyms:
flick, riffle
Type of:
displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

v erect or fluff up

“the bird ruffled its feathers”
Synonyms:
fluff
Type of:
loosen
make less dense
2

v discompose

“This play is going to ruffle some people”
“She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues”
Type of:
fluster
cause to be nervous or upset

v trouble or vex

“ruffle somebody's composure”
Type of:
annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

n a noisy fight

Synonyms:
affray, disturbance, fray
Type of:
combat, fight, fighting, scrap
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
3

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

Synonyms:
flounce, frill, furbelow
Types:
gauffer, goffer
an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
jabot
a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt
peplum
a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse
Type of:
adornment
a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness

n a high tight collar

Synonyms:
choker, neck ruff, ruff
Types:
fraise
a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century
Type of:
collar, neckband
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

v pleat or gather into a ruffle

“ruffle the curtain fabric”
Synonyms:
pleat
Type of:
fold, fold up, turn up
bend or lay so that one part covers the other
4

v mix so as to make a random order or arrangement

Synonyms:
mix, shuffle
Types:
reshuffle
shuffle again
riffle
shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
cut
divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
Type of:
manipulate
hold something in one's hands and move it
5

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

Synonyms:
cock, prance, sashay, strut, swagger, tittup
Type of:
walk
use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
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