English dictionary
ruffle
nounPronunciation
ˈɹʌfəl
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a noisy fight
noun
- a high tight collar
noun
- a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
verb
- pleat or gather into a ruffle
verb
- disturb the smoothness of
verb
- erect or fluff up
verb
- mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
verb
- twitch or flutter
verb
- trouble or vex
verb
- discompose
verb
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
verb
- stir up (water) so as to form ripples
Example sentences
ruffle the curtain fabric
ruffle the surface of the water
the bird ruffled its feathers
shuffle the cards
the paper flicked
ruffle somebody's composure
This play is going to ruffle some people
She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues
He struts around like a rooster in a hen house