1. ruffle - noun
· a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
Synonym(s): frill, flounce, furbelow
Hypernym(s): adornment
2. ruffle - noun
· a high tight collar
Synonym(s): choker, ruff, neck_ruff
3. ruffle - noun
· a noisy fight
Synonym(s): affray, disturbance, fray
Hypernym(s): fight, fighting, combat, scrap
4. ruffle - verb
· stir up (water) so as to form ripples
Synonym(s): ripple, riffle, cockle, undulate
5. ruffle - verb
· trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure"
Hypernym(s): annoy, rag, get_to, bother, get_at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
6. ruffle - verb
· to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
Synonym(s): tittup, swagger, prance, strut, sashay, cock
Hypernym(s): walk
7. ruffle - verb
· discompose; "This play is going to ruffle some people"; "She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues"
Hypernym(s): fluster
8. ruffle - verb
· twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"
9. ruffle - verb
· mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards"
Hypernym(s): manipulate
10. ruffle - verb
· erect or fluff up; "the bird ruffled its feathers"
Synonym(s): fluff
Hypernym(s): loosen
11. ruffle - verb
· disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water"
Synonym(s): ruffle_up, rumple, mess_up
Hypernym(s): disarrange
12. ruffle - verb
· pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric"
Synonym(s): pleat
Hypernym(s): fold, fold_up, turn_up
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