American English pronunciation
How to pronounce ruffled
IPA transcription: ['ɹʌfəld]
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Verb
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to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
“He struts around like a rooster in a hen house”
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stir up (water) so as to form ripples
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trouble or vex
“ruffle somebody's composure”
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twitch or flutter
“the paper flicked”
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discompose
“This play is going to ruffle some people”
“She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues”
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mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
“shuffle the cards”
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erect or fluff up
“the bird ruffled its feathers”
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disturb the smoothness of
“ruffle the surface of the water”
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pleat or gather into a ruffle
“ruffle the curtain fabric”
Adjective
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shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
“the rippled surface of the pond”
“with ruffled flags flying”
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having decorative ruffles or frills
Usage examples
- The margin is somewhat ruffled and often torn.
- That unruffled self-sufficiency, beyond style, gave Newman's work its mysterious didactic value.
- Don't be ruffled by your occupation.
- Don't be ruffled by your occupation.