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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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The meaning of RUFFLED is affected by a loss of calmness or composure. How to use ruffled in a sentence.
RUFFLED definition: 1. upset: 2. decorated with a ruffle or ruffles: . Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of ruffled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Ruffled things are frilly, or edged with fancy ruffles. Your little sister might love her ruffled dress so much that she wants to wear it every day. A bird's ruffled feathers provide it some protection as well as looking attractive to potential mates.
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.
