Word: ruffle
Phonetic:
/ˈɹʌfəl/Listen:
Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration. Example: She loved the dress with the lace ruffle at the hem.
Disturbance; agitation; commotion. Example: to put the mind in a ruffle
A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.
To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric. Example: Ruffle the end of the cuff.
To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter. Example: Her sudden volley of insults ruffled his composure.
To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.
To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.
To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
To throw together in a disorderly manner.
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