Top synonyms for “ruffle”: affray, choker, cock, cockle, disturbance, flick, flounce, fluff, and 19 more below.
Definitions
- (noun)a noisy fight
- (noun)a high tight collar
- (noun)a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
- (verb)pleat or gather into a ruffle“ruffle the curtain fabric”
- (verb)disturb the smoothness of“ruffle the surface of the water”
- (verb)erect or fluff up“the bird ruffled its feathers”
- (verb)mix so as to make a random order or arrangement“shuffle the cards”
- (verb)twitch or flutter“the paper flicked”
- (verb)trouble or vex“ruffle somebody's composure”
- (verb)discompose“This play is going to ruffle some people”
- (verb)to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others“He struts around like a rooster in a hen house”
- (verb)stir up (water) so as to form ripples
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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Common synonyms for "ruffle" include affray, choker, cock, cockle, disturbance, flick. Our thesaurus lists 27 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "ruffle" mean?
a noisy fight
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