English

Detailed Synonyms for ruffle in English

ruffle:

to ruffle verb (ruffles, ruffled, ruffling)

  1. to ruffle
    to offend; to put out; to upset; to ruffle
    • offend verb (offends, offended, offending)
    • put out verb (puts out, put out, putting out)
    • upset verb (upsets, upset, upsetting)
    • ruffle verb (ruffles, ruffled, ruffling)
  2. to ruffle
    – pleat or gather into a ruffle 1
    to ruffle; pleat
    – pleat or gather into a ruffle 1
    • ruffle verb (ruffles, ruffled, ruffling)
      • ruffle the curtain fabric1
    • pleat verb
  3. to ruffle
    – disturb the smoothness of 1
    to ruffle; to mess up; to rumple; ruffle up
    – disturb the smoothness of 1
    • ruffle verb (ruffles, ruffled, ruffling)
      • ruffle the surface of the water1
    • mess up verb (messes up, messed up, messing up)
    • rumple verb (rumples, rumpled, rumpling)
    • ruffle up verb
  4. to ruffle
    – erect or fluff up 1
    to ruffle; to fluff
    – erect or fluff up 1
    • ruffle verb (ruffles, ruffled, ruffling)
      • the bird ruffled its feathers1
    • fluff verb (fluffs, fluffed, fluffing)
  5. to ruffle
    – mix so as to make a random order or arrangement 1
    to mix; to shuffle; to ruffle
    – mix so as to make a random order or arrangement 1
    • mix verb (mixes, mixed, mixing)
    • shuffle verb (shuffles, shuffled, shuffling)
      • shuffle the cards1
    • ruffle verb (ruffles, ruffled, ruffling)
  6. to ruffle
    – twitch or flutter 1
    to ruffle; flick; riffle
    – twitch or flutter 1
  7. to ruffle
    – trouble or vex 1
    to ruffle
    – trouble or vex 1
    • ruffle verb (ruffles, ruffled, ruffling)
      • ruffle somebody's composure1
  8. to ruffle
    – discompose 1
    to ruffle
    – discompose 1
    • ruffle verb (ruffles, ruffled, ruffling)
      • This play is going to ruffle some people1
      • She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues1
  9. to ruffle
    – to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others 1
    cock; to ruffle; to prance; swagger; to strut; sashay; tittup
    – to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others 1
    • cock verb
    • ruffle verb (ruffles, ruffled, ruffling)
    • prance verb (prances, pranced, prancing)
    • swagger verb
    • strut verb (struts, strutted, strutting)
      • He struts around like a rooster in a hen house1
    • sashay verb
    • tittup verb
  10. to ruffle
    – stir up (water) so as to form ripples 1
    to ripple; to ruffle; to undulate; cockle; riffle
    – stir up (water) so as to form ripples 1

Conjugations for ruffle:

present
  1. ruffle
  2. ruffle
  3. ruffles
  4. ruffle
  5. ruffle
  6. ruffle
simple past
  1. ruffled
  2. ruffled
  3. ruffled
  4. ruffled
  5. ruffled
  6. ruffled
present perfect
  1. have ruffled
  2. have ruffled
  3. has ruffled
  4. have ruffled
  5. have ruffled
  6. have ruffled
past continuous
  1. was ruffling
  2. were ruffling
  3. was ruffling
  4. were ruffling
  5. were ruffling
  6. were ruffling
future
  1. shall ruffle
  2. will ruffle
  3. will ruffle
  4. shall ruffle
  5. will ruffle
  6. will ruffle
continuous present
  1. am ruffling
  2. are ruffling
  3. is ruffling
  4. are ruffling
  5. are ruffling
  6. are ruffling
subjunctive
  1. be ruffled
  2. be ruffled
  3. be ruffled
  4. be ruffled
  5. be ruffled
  6. be ruffled
diverse
  1. ruffle!
  2. let's ruffle!
  3. ruffled
  4. ruffling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

ruffle

  1. ruffle

ruffle [the ~] noun

  1. the ruffle
    – a noisy fight 1
    the disturbance; the fray; the ruffle; the affray
    – a noisy fight 1
  2. the ruffle
    – a high tight collar 1
    the ruffle; the ruff; the neck ruff; the choker
    – a high tight collar 1
  3. the ruffle
    – a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim 1
    the frill; the ruffle; the flounce; the furbelow
    – a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim 1

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Related Definitions for "ruffle":

  1. a noisy fight1
  2. a high tight collar1
  3. a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim1
  4. pleat or gather into a ruffle1
    • ruffle the curtain fabric1
  5. disturb the smoothness of1
    • ruffle the surface of the water1
  6. erect or fluff up1
    • the bird ruffled its feathers1
  7. mix so as to make a random order or arrangement1
  8. twitch or flutter1
  9. trouble or vex1
    • ruffle somebody's composure1
  10. discompose1
    • This play is going to ruffle some people1
    • She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues1
  11. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others1
  12. stir up (water) so as to form ripples1

Related Synonyms for ruffle