Noun
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a noisy fight
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a high tight collar
- neck ruff -
a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
Verb
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pleat or gather into a ruffle
"ruffle the curtain fabric"
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disturb the smoothness of
"ruffle the surface of the water"
- ruffle up - mess up -
erect or fluff up
"the bird ruffled its feathers"
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mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
"shuffle the cards"
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twitch or flutter
"the paper flicked"
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discompose
"This play is going to ruffle some people"
"She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues"
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to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
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trouble or vex
"ruffle somebody's composure"
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stir up (water) so as to form ripples