Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
ruffle
IPA transcription: [ɹ'ʌfəl]
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate
Meaning:
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
Synonyms:
ruffle
Meaning:
trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure"
Usage examples
"A man's no business to let a game ruffle him."
Why, he couldn't do that," observed the King, who was trying to rearrange the ruffle around his neck.
He took an immense amount of snuff, and had a particularly graceful manner of plucking at his lace ruffle with the back of one hand.