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adjective
- 1. (of a person's hair) disarranged: "he ran a hand through his ruffled hair"
- 2. (of a garment or part of a garment) having a ruffle or ruffles: "she wore a sparkly top and a ruffled silk skirt"
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RUFFLED definition: 1. upset: 2. decorated with a ruffle or ruffles: . Learn more.
The meaning of RUFFLED is affected by a loss of calmness or composure. How to use ruffled in a sentence.
verb. uk / ˈrʌf. ə l / us / ˈrʌf. ə l / Add to word list. [ T ] to touch or move something smooth so that it is not even: She affectionately ruffled his hair with her hand as she passed. The birds ruffled their feathers (up) in alarm. [ T often passive ] to annoy or upset someone, or to make someone very nervous: He's easily ruffled by criticism.
verb (used with object) , ruf·fled, ruf·fling. to destroy the smoothness or evenness of: The wind ruffled the sand. Synonyms: rumple, wrinkle, disorder, disarrange. Antonyms: order, arrange, smooth. to erect (the feathers), as a bird in anger. to disturb, vex, or irritate: to be ruffled by a perceived slight.
disturbed, vexed, or irritated. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of ruffled 1. First recorded in 1600–10; ruffle 1 + -ed 2. Discover More. Example Sentences. I was comforted by the fact that my son-in-law didn’t get ruffled. From Washington Post.
1. a. : roughen, abrade. b. : trouble, vex. is not ruffled by such barbs Bruce Anderson. 2. : to erect in or like a ruff : to cause to rise or bristle. a bird ruffling its feathers. 3. a. : to flip through. ruffle the pages of a book. b. : shuffle. 4. : to make into a ruffle. intransitive verb.
to annoy or upset someone, or to make someone very nervous: He's easily ruffled by criticism. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making things more or less smooth or straight. bunch (something) up. coarsening. collapse. creased. crinkle. folding. furl. grooming. interfold. isolator. pucker. sandpaper. screw. sleek back/down. smoothen.
n. 1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration. 2. A ruff on a bird. 3. An irregularity or a slight disturbance of a surface: the ruffle on the lake. 4. A beating or rustling sound: the ruffle of drums in the distance; the ruffle of a skirt on the floor.
Ruffles are folds of cloth at the neck or the ends of the arms of a piece of clothing, or are sometimes sewn on things as a decoration.
Definition of ruffled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
