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- Dictionaryruffle/ˈrʌfl/
verb
- 1. disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it: "he ruffled her hair affectionately" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a strip of lace or other material, gathered along one edge to make an ornamental frill on a garment or other piece of fabric.
- 2. a vibrating drumbeat.
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RUFFLE definition: 1. to touch or move something smooth so that it is not even: 2. to annoy or upset someone, or to…. Learn more.
1. a. : roughen, abrade. b. : trouble, vex. is not ruffled by such barbs Bruce Anderson. 2. : to erect in or like a ruff : to cause to rise or bristle. a bird ruffling its feathers. 3. a. : to flip through. ruffle the pages of a book. b. : shuffle. 4. : to make into a ruffle. intransitive verb.
Ruffles are folds of cloth at the neck or the ends of the arms of a piece of clothing, or are sometimes sewn on things as a decoration. ...a white blouse with ruffles at the neck and cuffs. 6. See to ruffle someone's feathers. More Synonyms of ruffle.
RUFFLE meaning: 1. to touch or move something smooth so that it is not even: 2. to annoy or upset someone, or to…. Learn more.
a break in the smoothness or evenness of some surface; undulation. Synonyms: vexation, trial, headache, aggravation. a strip of cloth, lace, etc., drawn up by gathering along one edge and used as a trimming on a dress, blouse, etc. Synonyms: ruff, frill.
(informal) to annoy or upset somebody or a group of people. The senator's speech ruffled a few feathers in the business world. smooth (somebody’s) ruffled feathers. to make somebody feel less angry or offended. See ruffle in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: ruffle.
A ruffle is a pleated piece of decorative fabric often used as trim on clothes, like the ruffles on a pirate’s shirt. To ruffle is to make someone lose their composure. Argh. The word ruffle is mysterious, but it might be from the Low German word ruffelen which means "to wrinkle."
n. 1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration. 2. A ruff on a bird. 3. An irregularity or a slight disturbance of a surface: the ruffle on the lake. 4. A beating or rustling sound: the ruffle of drums in the distance; the ruffle of a skirt on the floor. v. ruf·fled, ruf·fling, ruf·fles. v.tr. 1.
Ruffles are folds of cloth at the neck or the ends of the arms of a piece of clothing, or are sometimes sewn on things as a decoration. Thai : ระบายจีบ If you ruffle someone's hair, you move your hand backwards and forwards through it as a way of showing your affection towards them.
If someone ruffles your hair, they rub it gently: He ruffled my hair and kissed me. (Definition of ruffle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
