Ruffle synonyms
rŭf'əl
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confuse (related)
To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
A ruffled, gathered, or pleated border or projection, such as a fabric edge used to trim clothing.
To scrape or rub off; wear away by scraping or rubbing
(Intransitive) To swell; protuberate; bulge or spread out.
To make or become nervous or upset.
To lay and press (cloth) in a pleat or series of pleats
To tilt or turn (the eye or ear) toward something
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To disorder, dishevel, muss, rumple, etc.
To disarrange the hair or clothing of.
To be a cause of impatience or anger.
To irritate; annoy; vex
decoration (related)
The act, process, technique, or art of decorating.
fringe (related)
Fringe is defined as a border on fabric or other material that is made of tassels, twists or loose threads.
tangle (related)
(Intransitive) to be forced into some kind of situation
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The definition of agitate is to move something around in a forceful or violent movement.
The definition of annoy means to irritate or disturb.
To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
To bear something with ostentatious show.
To cause (hair) to form tight curls or waves.
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To be or cause to be full of wrinkles, twists, or ripples
To disturb the calm or poise of; fluster; disconcert
To cause to lose composure; embarrass or confuse:
To disturb the normal physical or mental health of; derange.
To interfere with; interrupt:
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To cause to move in quick, irregular motions
To fray is defined as when something becomes worn or unraveled, especially cloth.
Fret is defined as to feel worry or annoyance about something.
To annoy, disgust, irritate, tire out, etc.
jabot
(--- Physics & Astronomy) To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.
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To make by braiding
To incite to anger or resentment:
To draw up or gather into wrinkles or small folds
To flow in rough waves or become choppy, as water.
(By extension) To scratch or tear.
To stir up; agitate
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(Intransitive, usually as "shake on") To shake hands.
To boast, brag, or show off in a loud, superior manner
To change from a settled condition; disrupt:
smooth (antonym)
Smooth is defined as to get rid of wrinkles, lumps or ridges in something.
calm (antonym)
(Intransitive) To become calm.
To draw (the mind, attention, etc.) away in another direction; divert
Flurry is defined as to be moved in a quick way.
(Intransitive) To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
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To move or go impatiently, angrily, or disdainfully, as with a toss of the head
To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering.
To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. — William Paley.
Bug is slang meaning to annoy someone.
(Intransitive) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
(Archaic) To intensify (a feeling, disease, etc.); aggravate
To irk or exasperate; vex:
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To cause to be annoyed or resentful.
To sail away, to depart.
To anger; irritate
get in one's hair
get on one's nerves
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feelings (related)
To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations
pain (related)
Pain is defined as to hurt or cause suffering.
The definition of a disturbance is an interruption of what should be going on, or a bothersome intrusion.
A migratory sandpiper (Philomachus pugnax) of the Eastern Hemisphere, the male of which has collarlike, erectile feathers around the neck during the breeding season.
a high tight collar
The act or motion of flouncing.
(Music) To combine several tracks.
To touch or hit with a light quick blow or fillip:
Prance is defined as to move about on the hind legs, or to move with a swagger or strut.
To do a chassé in a square dance
To become or cause to become wrinkled or puckered.
To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion:
feather (related)
wispy (related)
droop (related)
The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal.
anger (related)
The definition of anger is to make someone mad or aggravated.
To upset the proper arrangement or order of.
ruche
To gather fabric in a repeating pattern to make such a pleat or ruffle.
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