Dictionary definition · ruffle
noun
- a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
- a high tight collar
- a noisy fight
verb
- stir up (water) so as to form ripples
- trouble or vex"ruffle somebody's composure"
- to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
- discompose"This play is going to ruffle some people"
- twitch or flutter"the paper flicked"
- mix so as to make a random order or arrangement"shuffle the cards"
- erect or fluff up"the bird ruffled its feathers"
- disturb the smoothness of"ruffle the surface of the water"
- pleat or gather into a ruffle"ruffle the curtain fabric"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).