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Verb
/ˈrəfəl/,
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ruffles, 3rd person singular present; ruffling, present participle; ruffled, past tense; ruffled, past participle;
  1. Disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it
    • - he ruffled her hair affectionately
  2. (of a bird) Erect (its feathers) in anger or display
    • - on his departure to the high wires, the starling ruffled his feathers and flirted his wings
  3. Disturb the smoothness or tranquility of
    • - the evening breeze ruffled the surface of the pond in the yard
  4. Disconcert or upset the composure of (someone)
    • - Brian had been ruffled by her questions
  5. Ornament with or gather into a frill
    • - a blouse with a high ruffled neck
Noun
  1. An ornamental gathered or goffered frill of lace or other cloth on a garment, esp. around the wrist or neck

  2. A vibrating drumbeat

  1. frill: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
  2. ripple: stir up (water) so as to form ripples
  3. choker: a high tight collar
  4. trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure"
  5. affray: a noisy fight
  6. tittup: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
  7. discompose; "This play is going to ruffle some people"; "She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues"
  8. flick: twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"
  9. shuffle: mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards"
  10. erect or fluff up; "the bird ruffled its feathers"
  11. disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water"
  12. pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric"
  13. (ruffled) rippled: shaken into waves or undulations as by wind; "the rippled surface of the pond"; "with ruffled flags flying"
  14. In sewing and dressmaking, a ruffle, frill, or furbelow is a strip of fabric, lace or ribbon tightly gathered or pleated on one edge and applied to a garment, bedding, or other textile as a form of trimming. ...
  15. Ruffles is the name of a brand of ruffled (crinkle-cut) potato chips produced by Frito-Lay. Frito Company acquired the rights to Ruffles brand potato chips in 1958 .
  16. Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration; To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric; To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter
  17. (Ruffled) When viewed from front of bloom, flower segments have ruffles along the edges. Ruffles take many forms; they may be tightly crimped, laced, knobby, or wavy.
  18. (Ruffled) (RUFF-uld) -- Having a very wavy margin.
  19. (Ruffles) Bouncy, wavy or rolling form applied to the petals.
  20. (Ruffles) Frills-worn over the wrists.
  21. (Ruffles) Wavy or rippling habit of the entire petal.
  22. (Ruffles) are strips of fabric gathered or pleated to be used as trim.
  23. Strip of cloth, lace or ribbon at the edge of a garment that creates a rippled effect.
  24. to disturb, irritate, or annoy; to take away the smoothness of; wrinkle; ripple.
  25. A gathered fabric often seen in bedskirts and sometimes as the flange on shams and decorative pillows. Quantity of fabric used determines fullness..