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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Ruffle \Ruf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruffled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ruffling.] [From Ruff a plaited collar, a drum beat, a
tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle.]
1. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers,
plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
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2. To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt.
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3. To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by
agitation or commotion.
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The fantastic revelries . . . that so often ruffled
the placid bosom of the Nile. --I. Taylor.
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She smoothed the ruffled seas. --Dryden.
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4. To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
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[the swan] ruffles her pure cold plume. --Tennyson.
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5. (Mil.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
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6. To discompose; to agitate; to disturb.
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These ruffle the tranquillity of the mind. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
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But, ever after, the small violence done
Rankled in him and ruffled all his heart.
--Tennyson.
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7. To throw into disorder or confusion.
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Where best
He might the ruffled foe infest. --Hudibras.
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8. To throw together in a disorderly manner. [R.]
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I ruffled up falen leaves in heap. --Chapman
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To ruffle the feathers of, to exite the resentment of; to
irritate.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Ruffle \Ruf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruffled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ruffling.] [From Ruff a plaited collar, a drum beat, a
tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle.]
1. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers,
plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
2. To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt.
3. To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by
agitation or commotion.
The fantastic revelries . . . that so often ruffled
the placid bosom of the Nile. --I. Taylor.
She smoothed the ruffled seas. --Dryden.
4. To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
[the swan] ruffles her pure cold plume. --Tennyson.
5. (Mil.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
6. To discompose; to agitate; to disturb.
These ruffle the tranquillity of the mind. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
But, ever after, the small violence done Rankled in
him and ruffled all his heart. --Tennyson.
7. To throw into disorder or confusion.
Where best He might the ruffled foe infest.
--Hudibras.
8. To throw together in a disorderly manner. [R.]
I ruffled up falen leaves in heap. --Chapman
To ruffle the feathers of, to exite the resentment of; to
irritate.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ruffling
n.
The action of the verb ''ruffle''
vb.
(present participle of en ruffle nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
ruffling
n.
The action of the verb ''ruffle''
vb.
(present participle of en ruffle nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
ruffling
n.
The action of the verb ''ruffle''
vb.
(present participle of en ruffle nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
ruffling
n.
The action of the verb ''ruffle''
vb.
(present participle of en ruffle nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
ruffling
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm r uffl ing e)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Ruffling /ɹˈʌflɪŋ/ الإزعاجFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
ruffling /ɹˈʌflɪŋ/ TrübungFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]Synonym: dulling
ruffling /ɹˈʌflɪŋ/ kräuselnd see: ruffle sth., ruffledFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
ruffling /ɹˈʌflɪŋ/
unruhig machend, nervös machend, aus der Ruhe bringend, aus der Fassung bringend, verunsichernd, in Unruhe versetzend
Synonyms: flustering, throwing, unnerving
see: fluster sb., ruffle sb., throw, unnerve sb., flustered, ruffled, thrown, unnerved, Nothing ever ruffles my mother.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈɹəfəɫɪŋ/, /ˈɹəfɫɪŋ/