Definition of ruffle

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

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Ruff :: Ruff (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..
Cat''s-paw :: Cat's-paw (n.) A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air..
Frill :: Frill (v. i.) A similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of animals.
Jabot :: "Jabot (n.) Originally, a kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of the shirt..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To discompose; to agitate; to disturb.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To erect in a ruff, as feathers..
Rufflement :: Rufflement (n.) The act of ruffling.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle..
Apathy :: Apathy (n.) Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion..
Serene :: Serene (a.) Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect; a serene soul..
Truffle :: Truffle (n.) Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, usually of a blackish color. The French truffle (Tuber melanosporum) and the English truffle (T. aestivum) are much esteemed as articles of food..
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..
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..
Frill :: Frill (v. i.) A ruffle, consisting of a fold of membrane, of hairs, or of feathers, around the neck of an animal..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant..
Ruffled :: Ruffled (imp. & p. p.) of Ruffl.
Ruffler :: Ruffler (n.) That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..
Discountenance :: Discountenance (v. t.) To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash.
Ruff :: Ruff (v. t.) To ruffle; to disorder.
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