ALL meanings of ruffle
ruf·fle
R r - verb with object ruffle to beat (a drum) in this manner. 1
- verb without object ruffle to be or become ruffled; undulate; flutter: Flags ruffle in the wind. 1
- verb without object ruffle to be or become vexed or irritated. 1
- verb without object ruffle to put on airs; swagger. 1
- noun ruffle a low, continuous beating of a drum. 1
- noun ruffle clothing: frill 1
- abbreviation RUFFLE rumple 1
- transitive verb ruffle fluster 1
- transitive verb ruffle bird: erect feathers 1
- noun ruffle an irregular or disturbed surface 0
- noun ruffle a strip of pleated material used for decoration or as a trim 0
- noun ruffle annoyance or irritation 0
- noun ruffle a low continuous drumbeat 0
- verb ruffle to beat (a drum) with a low repetitive beat 0
- verb ruffle to behave riotously or arrogantly; swagger 0
- verb transitive ruffle to take away the smoothness of; wrinkle; ripple 0
- verb transitive ruffle to gather into ruffles 0
- verb transitive ruffle to put ruffles on as trimming 0
- verb transitive ruffle to make (feathers, etc.) stand up in or as in a ruff, as a bird when frightened 0
- verb transitive ruffle to disturb, irritate, or annoy 0
- verb transitive ruffle to turn over (the pages of a book, etc.) rapidly 0
- intransitive verb ruffle to become uneven, wrinkled, etc. 0
- intransitive verb ruffle to become disturbed, irritated, etc. 0
- noun ruffle a strip of cloth, lace, etc., gathered in pleats and puckers and used for trimming 0
- noun ruffle something like this, as a bird's ruff 0
- noun ruffle a disturbance; irritation 0
- noun ruffle a break in surface smoothness; ripple 0
- noun ruffle a low, continuous beating of a drum, not so loud as a roll 0
- intransitive verb ruffle to beat (a drum, etc.) with a ruffle 0
- verb ruffle If you ruffle someone's hair, you move your hand backwards and forwards through it as a way of showing your affection towards them. 0
- verb ruffle When the wind ruffles something such as the surface of the sea, it causes it to move gently in a wave-like motion. 0
- verb ruffle If something ruffles someone, it causes them to panic and lose their confidence or to become angry or upset. 0
- verb ruffle If a bird ruffles its feathers or if its feathers ruffle, they stand out on its body, for example when it is cleaning itself or when it is frightened. 0
- countable noun ruffle 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. 0
- verb ruffle to make, be, or become irregular or rumpled 0
- verb ruffle to annoy, irritate, or be annoyed or irritated 0
- verb ruffle to make into a ruffle; pleat 0
- verb ruffle (of a bird) to erect (its feathers) in anger, display, etc 0
- verb ruffle to flick (cards, pages, etc) rapidly with the fingers 0