verb, noun
verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (up) to disturb the smooth surface of sth, so that it is not even:
She ruffled his hair affectionately. * The bird ruffled up its feathers. * A light breeze ruffled the surface of the lake.
2 [oftenpassive] to make sb annoyed, worried or upset:
Nothing ever seems to ruffle Susan. * She was obviously ruffled by his question. * He never gets ruffled, even under pressure.
IDIOMS
ruffle sb's / a few feathers (informal) to annoy or upset sb or a group of people:
The senator's speech ruffled a few feathers in the business world.
moreatSMOOTHv.
noun [usuallypl.] a strip of fabric that is sewn in folds and is used to decorate a piece of clothing at the neck or wrists
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for ruffle is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does ruffle appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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