Sekirov Dictionary

ruffle

/ˈɹʌfəl/

verb 9
noun 4
forms 3
phrases 2

verb9

•
To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.
- The wind ruffled the papers.
- Her sudden volley of insults ruffled his composure.
•
To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.
- The night comes on, and the bleak winds / Do sorely ruffle. — 1603
•
To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
- On his right shoulder his thick mane ', / Ruffles at speed, and dances in the wind. — 1697
•
To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
- [T]he barge with oar and sail / Moved from the brink, like some full-breasted swan / That, fluting a wild carol ere her death, / Ruffles her pure cold plume, and takes the flood / With swarthy webs. — 1842
•
To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.
- Ruffle the end of the cuff.
To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
•
To throw together in a disorderly manner.
- Within a thicket I reposed; when round / I ruffled up fall'n leaves in heap; and found, / Let fall from heaven, a sleep interminate. — 1614
•
To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.
- They would ruffle with jurors. — 1622
To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.

noun4

•
Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
- She loved the dress with the lace ruffle at the hem.
Disturbance; agitation; commotion.
A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.

forms

ruffled · ruffling · ruffles

Phrases with ruffle

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