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- Dictionaryruffle/ˈrʌfl/
verb
- 1. disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it: "he ruffled her hair affectionately" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a strip of lace or other material, gathered along one edge to make an ornamental frill on a garment or other piece of fabric.
- 2. a vibrating drumbeat.
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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.
Ruffles are folds of cloth at the neck or the ends of the arms of a piece of clothing, or are sometimes sewn on things as a decoration. ...a white blouse with ruffles at the neck and cuffs. 6. See to ruffle someone's feathers. More Synonyms of ruffle.
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.
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.
a break in the smoothness or evenness of some surface; undulation. Synonyms: vexation, trial, headache, aggravation. a strip of cloth, lace, etc., drawn up by gathering along one edge and used as a trimming on a dress, blouse, etc. Synonyms: ruff, frill.
A ruffle is a pleated piece of decorative fabric often used as trim on clothes, like the ruffles on a pirate’s shirt. To ruffle is to make someone lose their composure. Argh.
ruffle. (rʌfəl ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense ruffles, present participle ruffling, past tense, past participle ruffled. 1. transitive verb. If you ruffle someone's hair, you move your hand backward and forward through it as a way of showing your affection toward them.
Ruffles are folds of cloth at the neck or the ends of the arms of a piece of clothing, or are sometimes sewn on things as a decoration.
n. 1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration. 2. A ruff on a bird. 3. An irregularity or a slight disturbance of a surface: the ruffle on the lake. 4. A beating or rustling sound: the ruffle of drums in the distance; the ruffle of a skirt on the floor. v. ruf·fled, ruf·fling, ruf·fles. v.tr. 1.
Ruffle Definition. A strip of cloth, lace, etc., gathered in pleats and puckers and used for trimming. Something like this, as a bird's ruff. A disturbance. A beating or rustling sound. The ruffle of drums in the distance; the ruffle of a skirt on the floor. A low, continuous beating of a drum, not so loud as a roll.
