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ruffle
a noisy fight
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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
“ruffle the curtain fabric”
verb
disturb the smoothness of
“ruffle the surface of the water”
verb
erect or fluff up
“the bird ruffled its feathers”
verb
mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
“shuffle the cards”
verb
twitch or flutter
“the paper flicked”
verb
trouble or vex
“ruffle somebody's composure”
verb
discompose
“This play is going to ruffle some people”
verb
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
“He struts around like a rooster in a hen house”
verb
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
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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
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