Definition of ruffle

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Ruffle (v. t.) To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by agitation or commotion.

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Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..
Serenely :: Serenely (adv.) With unruffled temper; coolly; calmly.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To discompose; to agitate; to disturb.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. i.) To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent..
Smooth :: Smooth (superl.) Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream..
Discompose :: Discompose (v. t.) To throw into disorder; to ruffle; to destroy the composure or equanimity; to agitate.
Fondness :: Fondness (n.) Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles..
Ruff :: Ruff (v. t.) To ruffle; to disorder.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. i.) To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger..
Frill :: Frill (v. i.) A ruffle, consisting of a fold of membrane, of hairs, or of feathers, around the neck of an animal..
Ruff :: Ruff (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. i.) To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of any one of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur. See Ootheca..
Quill :: Quill (v. t.) To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To throw into disorder or confusion.
Swinecase :: Swinebread (n.) The truffle.
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..
Discountenance :: Discountenance (v. t.) To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash.
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