Definitions of Ruffle [ˈrʌf əl]

Translate Ruffle to

Definition of 'Ruffle'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) ruffle
to destroy the smoothness or evenness of.

2.  ruffle
to erect (the feathers), as a bird in anger.

3.  ruffle
to disturb, vex, or irritate.

4.  ruffle
to turn (pages) rapidly.

5.  ruffle
to pass (cards) through the fingers rapidly in shuffling.

6.  ruffle
to draw up (cloth, lace, etc.) into a ruffle by gathering along one edge.

7. (v.i.) ruffle
to be or become ruffled.

8. (n.) ruffle
a break in the evenness of a surface.

9.  ruffle
a strip of cloth, lace, etc., gathered along one edge; used as a trimming, as on curtains.

10.  ruffle
something resembling this, as the ruff of a bird.

11.  ruffle
disturbance or vexation; irritation.

12. (n.) ruffle
a low, continuous beating of a drum.

13. (v.t.) ruffle
to beat (a drum) in this manner.

Etymology: (1715–25; archaic ruff in same sense (perh. imit.) + -le)

Definition of 'Ruffle'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) frill, flounce, ruffle, furbelow
a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

2. (noun) choker, ruff, ruffle, neck ruff
a high tight collar

3. (verb) affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle
a noisy fight

4. (verb) ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate
stir up (water) so as to form ripples

5. (verb) ruffle
trouble or vex
"ruffle somebody's composure"

6. (verb) tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"

7. (verb) ruffle
discompose
"This play is going to ruffle some people"; "She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues"

8. (verb) flick, ruffle, riffle
twitch or flutter
"the paper flicked"

9. (verb) shuffle, ruffle, mix
mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
"shuffle the cards"

10. (verb) ruffle, fluff
erect or fluff up
"the bird ruffled its feathers"

11. (verb) ruffle, ruffle up, rumple, mess up
disturb the smoothness of
"ruffle the surface of the water"

12. (verb) ruffle, pleat
pleat or gather into a ruffle
"ruffle the curtain fabric"

Definition of 'Ruffle'

Webster Dictionary

1.  Ruffle
that which is ruffled; specifically, a strip of lace, cambric, or other fine cloth, plaited or gathered on one edge or in the middle, and used as a trimming; a frill

2.  Ruffle
a state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle

3.  Ruffle
a low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff

4.  Ruffle
the connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of any one of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur. See Ootheca

5. (verb) Ruffle
to make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle

6. (verb) Ruffle
to furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt

7. (verb) Ruffle
to oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by agitation or commotion

8. (verb) Ruffle
to erect in a ruff, as feathers

9. (verb) Ruffle
to beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum

10. (verb) Ruffle
to discompose; to agitate; to disturb

11. (verb) Ruffle
to throw into disorder or confusion

12. (verb) Ruffle
to throw together in a disorderly manner

13. (verb) Ruffle
to grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent

14. (verb) Ruffle
to become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter

15. (verb) Ruffle
to be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger

Translation of 'Ruffle'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make wrinkled or uneven, especially hair, feathers etc The wind ruffled her hair; The bird ruffled its feathers in anger.
Afrikaans: deurmekaar maak, pof	Arabic: يُزْعِج، يُكَدِّر	Bulgarian: разрошвам (се)
Brazilian: franzir	Czech: rozcuchat, načepýřit	German: kräuseln, sträuben
Danish: ruske op i; pjuske op i	Greek: αναστατώνω, αναταράσσω	Spanish: alborotar, despeinar; enc
Estonian: sassi ajama, turritama	Farsi: موج دار کردن؛ ناصاف کردن	Finnish: pörröttää
French: ébouriffer, hérisser	Hebrew: לִפרוֹעַ	Hindi: खुरदरा बनाना, क्रोधित करन
Croatian: nabor	Hungarian: felborzol	Indonesian: mengacak-acak
Icelandic: ÿfa	Italian: arruffare	Japanese: かきみだす
Korean: 헝클어 놓다	Lithuanian: (su)taršyti, (pa)šiaušti	Latvian: sabužināt
Malay: merenyukkan	Dutch: in de warmaken, opzetten	Norwegian: rufse opp; bruse med fjær
Polish: zmierzwić, nastroszyć	Persian: موج دار کردن؛ ناصاف کردن	Pashto: موج لرونکی، ناصاف کول یاک
Portuguese: arrepiar	Romanian: a ciufuli, a zbârli	Russian: ерошить
Slovak: postrapatiť; načuchrať	Slovenian: razmršiti, nasršiti	Serbian: razbarušiti
Swedish: rufsa till, burra upp	Thai: ทำให้ไม่เรียบ	Turkish: kabartmak; karıştırmak
Taiwanese: 弄亂	Ukrainian: куйовдити, кошлати	Urdu: درہم برہم کرنا
Vietnamese: làm xù lên	Chinese: 弄乱
Get even more *translations for Ruffle...*