Ruffle

English Meaning

To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.

1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration.
2. A ruff on a bird.
3. A ruckus or fray.
4. Annoyance; vexation.
5. An irregularity or a slight disturbance of a surface.
6. To disturb the smoothness or regularity of; ripple.
7. To pleat or gather (fabric) into a ruffle.
8. To erect (the feathers). Used of birds.
9. To discompose; fluster: a book that is bound to ruffle some people.
10. To flip through (the pages of a book).
11. To shuffle (cards).
12. To become irregular or rough.
13. To flutter.
14. To become flustered.
15. A low continuous beating of a drum that is not as loud as a roll. Also called ruff4.
16. To beat a ruffle on (a drum).
17. To behave arrogantly or roughly; swagger.