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- [ruhf-uh l]
- /ˈrʌf əl/
- /ˈrʌf.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhf-uh l]
- /ˈrʌf əl/
Definitions of ruffle word
- verb with object ruffle to beat (a drum) in this manner. 1
- verb without object ruffle to be or become ruffled; undulate; flutter: Flags ruffle in the wind. 1
- verb without object ruffle to be or become vexed or irritated. 1
- verb without object ruffle to put on airs; swagger. 1
- noun ruffle a low, continuous beating of a drum. 1
- noun ruffle clothing: frill 1
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Origin of ruffle
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English ruffelen (v.); cognate with Low German ruffelen to crumple, rumple; compare Old Norse hruffa to scratch
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Parts of speech for Ruffle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ruffle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ruffle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ruffle
verb ruffle
- agitate — If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- air-condition — to apply air conditioning to
- air-cool — to cool (an engine) by a flow of air
- anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
- annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
noun ruffle
- fandangle — elaborate ornament
- flection — the act of bending.
- flexure — the act of flexing or bending.
- fluster — to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me.
- flute — a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
Antonyms for ruffle
verb ruffle
- balmed — simple past tense and past participle of balm.
- cool it — If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
- cool out — to relax and cool down
- laid back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- lay back — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
Top questions with ruffle
- what is a dust ruffle?
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- how to make a ruffle?
- how to make a ruffle scarf?
- how to sew a ruffle?
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- how to crochet a ruffle scarf?
- how to knit a ruffle scarf?
- how to make a ruffle skirt?
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- how to make ruffle pants?
- how to ruffle shuffle?
- how to crochet ruffle border?
- how to crochet a ruffle border?
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