ruffle
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Definition of ruffle:
a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
a high tight collar a noisy fight stir up (water) so as to form ripples trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure" to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" discompose; "This play is going to ruffle some people"; "She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues" twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards" erect or fluff up; "the bird ruffled its feathers" disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water" pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric" |