Crossword-Solution: RUFFLE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Ruffle | v. t. | To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle. |
| Ruffle | v. t. | To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt. |
| Ruffle | v. t. | To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by agitation or commotion. |
| Ruffle | v. t. | To erect in a ruff, as feathers. |
| Ruffle | v. t. | To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum. |
| Ruffle | v. t. | To discompose; to agitate; to disturb. |
| Ruffle | v. t. | To throw into disorder or confusion. |
| Ruffle | v. t. | To throw together in a disorderly manner. |
| Ruffle | v. i. | To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent. |
| Ruffle | v. i. | To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter. |
| Ruffle | v. i. | To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger. |
| Ruffle | v. t. & i. | That which is ruffled; specifically, a strip of lace, cambric, or other fine cloth, plaited or gathered on one edge or in the middle, and used as a trimming; a frill. |
| Ruffle | v. t. & i. | A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle. |
| Ruffle | v. t. & i. | A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff. |
| Ruffle | v. t. & i. | The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of any one of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur. See Ootheca. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| RUFFLE | anagram | ELFFUR |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
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Sentences with RUFFLE (5)
They don’t put ruffles on a shirt to keep a person warm, do they?” “Course they don’t.” “But they put them _on_, don’t they?” “Yes.” “All right, then; that letter I wrote is a shirt, and the welkin’s the ruffle on it.” I judged that that would gravel Jim, and it did.
Her elements were the blue ether, far above the raging storm, or the greater depths of ocean, which no storm could ruffle.
How many ages ago did Madame Antoine and Tonie die? and when did our people from Grand Isle disappear from the earth?” He familiarly adjusted a ruffle upon her shoulder.
And these rustling artifices were so innocent and obvious that the directness of her desire to be well with her observer became in itself a grace; it led Bernard afterward to say to himself that the natural vocation and metier of little girls for whom existence was but a shimmering surface, was to prattle and ruffle their plumage; their view of life and its duties was as simple and superficial as that of an Oriental bayadere.
How my courser champs the snaffle, And with nostril spread, Snorts and scarcely seems to ruffle Fern leaves with his tread; Cool and pleasant on his haunches Blows the evening breeze, Through the overhanging branches Of the wattle trees: Onward! to the Southern Ocean, Glides the breath of Spring.
Quotes with RUFFLE (3)
Why are we bringing him along, again?" Will inquired, of the world in general as well as his sister. Cecily put her hands on her hips. "Why are you bringing Tessa?""Because Tessa and I are going to be married," Will said, and Tessa smiled; the way that Will's little sister could ruffle his feathers like no one else was still amusing to her." Well, Gabriel and I might well be married," Cecily said. "Someday." Gabriel made a choking noise, and turned an alarming shade of purple…
You were at the party on Friday night, weren't you?" I didn't mentioned I'd followed him into the woods. He leaned back in his chair, his legs sprawled out. His boots nudged the bottom ruffle of my skirt. "Aye." Aye? Seriously? Could he be any hotter? Unless he had been looking for his girlfriend at the party. Not hot." I was supposed to meet my cousin," he elaborated, "but I didn't find her," Hot again.
In politics, Bugs Bunny always beats Daffy Duck. Daffy's always going berserk, jumping up and down, yelling. Bugs's got that sly smile, like he always knows what's up, like nothing can ruffle him.
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Appears in: Crossroads, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, WP, WSJ.
Used 19 times in crossword archives (1972–2025).