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- Dictionaryruffled/ˈrʌfld/
adjective
- 1. (of a person's hair) disarranged: "he ran a hand through his ruffled hair"
- 2. (of a garment or part of a garment) having a ruffle or ruffles: "she wore a sparkly top and a ruffled silk skirt"
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RUFFLED definition: 1. upset: 2. decorated with a ruffle or ruffles: . Learn more.
RUFFLE definition: 1. to touch or move something smooth so that it is not even: 2. to annoy or upset someone, or to…. Learn more.
How to use ruffled in a sentence. affected by a loss of calmness or composure; adorned or trimmed with ruffles; having flowers or leaves with wavy edges… See the full definition
1. a. : roughen, abrade. b. : trouble, vex. is not ruffled by such barbs Bruce Anderson. 2. : to erect in or like a ruff : to cause to rise or bristle. a bird ruffling its feathers. 3. a. : to flip through. ruffle the pages of a book. b. : shuffle. 4. : to make into a ruffle. intransitive verb. : to become ruffled.
1. To disturb the smoothness or regularity of; ripple: The wind ruffled the water. 2. a. To pleat or gather (fabric) into a ruffle. b. To put a ruffle on (a garment, for example). 3. To erect (the feathers). Used of birds. 4. To discompose or annoy; fluster: a book that is bound to ruffle some people. 5. To flip through (the pages of a book). 6.
Ruffle definition: to destroy the smoothness or evenness of. See examples of RUFFLE used in a sentence.
1. irregular or rumpled. He ran a hand back through his ruffled hair. ruffled fur. the ruffled sea. I could not see anything on the ruffled surface. 2. unsettled or disturbed. ruffled nerves. 3. having a strip of pleated material used for decoration or as a trim. printed peasant tops and ruffled skirts. homemade ruffled curtains. a ruffled collar.
RUFFLE meaning: 1. to touch or move something smooth so that it is not even: 2. to annoy or upset someone, or to…. Learn more.
v.t. to destroy the smoothness or evenness of: The wind ruffled the sand. to erect (the feathers), as a bird in anger. to disturb, vex, or irritate: to be ruffled by a perceived slight. to turn (the pages of a book) rapidly. to pass (cards) through the fingers rapidly in shuffling.
Definition of ruffled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
