Adjective ruffled has 2 senses
  1. rippled, ruffled - shaken into waves or undulations as by wind; "the rippled surface of the pond"; "with ruffled flags flying"
    Antonym: unagitated (indirect, via agitated)
  2. frilled, frilly, ruffled - having decorative ruffles or frills
    Antonyms: unadorned, undecorated (indirect, via adorned)
,Verb ruffle has 9 senses
  1. ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate - stir up (water) so as to form ripples
    --1 is one way to flow, flux
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  2. ruffle - trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure"
    --2 is one way to
    annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
    Sample sentence:
    The performance is likely to ruffle Sue
  3. swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock - to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
    --3 is one way to walk
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  4. ruffle - discompose; "This play is going to ruffle some people"; "She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues"
    --4 is one way to
    fluster
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  5. flick, ruffle, riffle - twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"
    --5 is one way to move, displace
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  6. shuffle, ruffle, mix - mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards"
    --6 is one way to manipulate
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  7. ruffle, fluff - erect or fluff up; "the bird ruffled its feathers"
    --7 is one way to loosen
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  8. ruffle, ruffle up, rumple, mess up - disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water"
    --8 is one way to disarrange
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  9. ruffle, pleat - pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric"
    --9 is one way to fold, fold up, turn up
    Derived form: noun ruffle1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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