Word

ruffle, v.
(ruffled, ruffles, ruffling)
freq. cnt. 2

trouble or vex
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ruffle

sample sentences

"ruffle somebody's composure"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
The performance is likely to %s Sue

semantic pointers

hypernym

bother, annoy, irritate, vex, rag, get to, get at, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, chafe, devil

stir up (water) so as to form ripples
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cockle riffle ripple ruffle undulate

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rippling ripple

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

riffle

semantic pointers

hypernym

flow, flux

entailment

fold, turn up, fold up

pleat or gather into a ruffle
<verb.contact>

pleat ruffle

sample sentences

"ruffle the curtain fabric"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ruffle

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pleating pleat

semantic pointers

hypernym

fold, turn up, fold up

disturb the smoothness of
<verb.contact>

mess up ruffle ruffle up rumple

sample sentences

"ruffle the surface of the water"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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semantic pointers

hypernym

disarrange

erect or fluff up
<verb.contact>

fluff ruffle

sample sentences

"the bird ruffled its feathers"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

also see

fluff up

semantic pointers

hypernym

loosen

mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
<verb.contact>

mix ruffle shuffle

sample sentences

"shuffle the cards"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shuffling shuffle shuffler

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mix mix

semantic pointers

hypernym

manipulate

hyponym

reshuffle riffle cut

twitch or flutter
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

flick riffle ruffle

sample sentences

"the paper flicked"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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semantic pointers

hypernym

move, displace

discompose
<verb.emotion>

ruffle

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

fluster

to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

cock prance ruffle sashay strut swagger tittup

sample sentences

"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP
The children %s to the playground

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP
The children %s to the playground

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP
The children %s to the playground

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

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The children %s to the playground

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

swagger swaggerer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

prance prancer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

strut

semantic pointers

hypernym

walk