ruffled

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English

Definitions

verb

To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.“Ruffle the end of the cuff.”
To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.“Her sudden volley of insults ruffled his composure.”
To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.
To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.

adjective

Having ruffles.“It would have slid easily across the floor if not for the ruffled undersurface causing friction.”
Puffed up like a bird's feathers.
Bothered.

Related words

Synonyms

agitated frilled frilly adorned decorated rippled riled ruffleable ruffed ripply rimpled ruckly rumplesome rumpled rumply rufflike

Associated

resorption feathers blouse skirt pasta roast shirts underwear vest sleeves shirt collar

Rhymes

unruffled muffled shuffled truffled scuffled reshuffled riffled sniffled stuff filled

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