ruffle

• ruffle

ruffle

Noun

a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

Synonyms:

• frill
• flounce
• ruffle
• furbelow

Noun

a high tight collar

Synonyms:

• choker
• ruff
• ruffle
• neck ruff

Noun

a noisy fight

Synonyms:

• affray
• disturbance
• fray
• ruffle

Verb

stir up (water) so as to form ripples

Synonyms:

• ripple
• ruffle
• riffle
• cockle
• undulate

Verb

trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure"

Synonyms:

• ruffle

Verb

to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"

Synonyms:

• tittup
• swagger
• ruffle
• prance
• strut
• sashay
• cock

Verb

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

Synonyms:

• ruffle

Verb

twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"

Synonyms:

• flick
• ruffle
• riffle

Verb

mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards"

Synonyms:

• shuffle
• ruffle
• mix

Verb

erect or fluff up; "the bird ruffled its feathers"

Synonyms:

• ruffle
• fluff

Verb

disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water"

Synonyms:

• ruffle
• ruffle up
• rumple
• mess up

Verb

pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric"

Synonyms:

• ruffle
• pleat