ruffle in English

noun

1

an ornamental gathered or goffered frill of lace or other cloth on a garment, especially around the wrist or neck.

The garment is often trimmed with lace, ruffles , bows and ribbons, optionally with spaghetti straps.

synonyms: frill, flounce, ruff, ruche, jabot, furbelow

2

a vibrating drumbeat.

The ruffle on drums and the flourish on bugles are sounded together, up to four times depending on the prominence of the deceased.

verb

1

disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it.

he ruffled her hair affectionately

synonyms: disarrange, tousle, dishevel, rumple, disorder, mess up, tangle, muss up

2

ornament with or gather into a frill.

a blouse with a high ruffled neck

noun

frill, flounce, ruff, ruche, jabot, furbelow
disturbance, affray, fray
furbelow, frill, flounce
ruff, choker

verb

disarrange, ripple, annoy, shuffle, flick, rumple, fluff, prance, pleat
disarrange, tousle, dishevel, rumple, disorder, mess up, tangle, muss up
ripple, riffle
annoy, irritate, vex, nettle, anger, exasperate, disconcert, unnerve, fluster, agitate, harass, upset, disturb, discomfit, put off, perturb, unsettle, bother, worry, trouble, rattle, faze, throw, get to, rile, needle, aggravate, bug, peeve
shuffle, mix
flick, riffle
rumple, mess up, ruffle up
fluff
prance, sashay, cock, tittup, strut, swagger
ripple, undulate, cockle, riffle
pleat

Use "ruffle" in a sentence

1. You shouldn't ruffle so easily.

2. Nothing can ruffle her gentle disposition.

3. Nothing could ruffle his composure.

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8. To pleat or gather ( fabric ) into a ruffle.

9. She knows how to ruffle his feathers.

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13. To decorate with a ruffle or flounce.

14. I don't want to ruffle my hair.

15. Don't ruffle my hair, I've just Combed it

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18. Its body plumage suddenly began to ruffle and swell.

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23. And whether for Bowknots is ruffle, yarn dyed, or garment dyed

24. His direct, often abrasive approach will doubtless ruffle a few feathers.

25. 5 The seamstress bound the hem of the dress with a ruffle.

26. The seamstress bound the hem of the dress with a ruffle.

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28. The neck was low and a narrow double ruffle decorated the neckline.

29. I had seen her ruffle his hair as though he were a little boy.

30. They called him a nerd, and it really ruffle his feathers.

31. The ruffle of her nightgown followed her in a mad wake.

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34. From colorful Boho tops and floral ruffle dresses to frayed shoes and strappy sandals

35. 8 synonyms for Cockle: ripple, ruffle, undulate, riffle, pucker, rumple, crumple, knit

36. 57 synonyms for Crumple: crush, squash, screw up, sCrumple, crease, wrinkle, rumple, ruffle, pucker

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38. I ruffle Willa 's fur and realize how lucky I am to know her .

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43. Curveball Something went wrong : (Ruffle has encountered a major issue whilst trying to initialize

44. I could tell that my refusal to allow him to ruffle me infuriated him.

45. Antonyms for Anaesthetize include enliven, ignore, increase, neglect, sensitise, sensitize, bring around, disturb, agitate and ruffle

46. This apparent improvement was but momentary -- it was a false calm, which the least breeze could ruffle.

47. There are so many options, from the sheets to the blankets and throws, the Comforter, dust ruffle, pillow shams and …

48. On the mainland, the small beaches were faintly visible, the surf like a tiny ruffle of white lace.

49. Can you name any other dance organization in which a male dancer substitutes for a female without raising a ruffle?

50. Can you seriously expect, for example, to ruffle a colleague's hair and not be patted on the backside in return?