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Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..

Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant..

Smooth :: Smooth (superl.) Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream..

Annoy :: Annoy (n.) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks..

Ruff :: Ruff (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..

Quill :: Quill (v. t.) To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle..

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt..

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. i.) To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger..

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) That which is ruffled; specifically, a strip of lace, cambric, or other fine cloth, plaited or gathered on one edge or in the middle, and used as a trimming; a frill..

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. i.) To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.

Puff :: Puff (v. t.) To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with puffs; -- often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air..

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. i.) To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent..

Frill :: Frill (v. i.) A similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of animals.

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To erect in a ruff, as feathers..

Rufflement :: Rufflement (n.) The act of ruffling.

Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread; as, to whip a ruffle..

Ruffler :: Ruffler (n.) One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle..

Fluting :: Fluting (n.) Decoration by means of flutes or channels; a flute, or flutes collectively; as, the fluting of a column or pilaster; the fluting of a lady's ruffle..

Serenely :: Serenely (adv.) With unruffled temper; coolly; calmly.

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