ruffle

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Synonyms: riffle, muffle, raffle, truffle, wuffle, fuffle, duffle, ruffe, buffle, ruffly, huffle

Antonyms: riffle, muffle, raffle, truffle, wuffle, fuffle, duffle, ruffe, buffle, ruffly, huffle

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Noun

1. Any [[gathered]] or [[curled]] strip of fabric added as [[trim]] or [[decoration]].
2. [[disturbance|Disturbance]]; [[agitation]]; [[commotion]].
3. {{lb|en|military}} A low, vibrating [[beat]] of a [[drum]], quieter than a [[roll]]; a [[ruff]].<ref>'''1863''', Henry Lee Scott, ''Military Dictionary''</ref>
4. {{lb|en|zoology}} The connected series of large [[egg]] [[capsule]]s, or [[ootheca]]e, of several [[species]] of [[American]] [[marine]] [[gastropod]]s of the [[genus]] ''[[Fulgur]]''.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make a ruffle in; to curl or [[flute]], ''as'' an edge of fabric.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[disturb]]; especially, to cause to [[flutter]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.
6. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
7. To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
8. {{lb|en|military}} To beat with the [[ruff]] or ruffle, as a drum.
9. To throw together in a disorderly manner.

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