adj, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of ruffle form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having ruffles. not-comparable

   "It would have slid easily across the floor if not for the ruffled undersurface causing friction."

2. 2
   Puffed up like a bird's feathers. not-comparable
3. 3
   Bothered. informal, not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   having decorative ruffles or frills wordnet
2. 2
   shaken into waves or undulations as by wind wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aggravatedagitatedanfractuousangryannoyedballed up

Antonyms

All antonyms

carefree

Example

More examples

"You sure ruffled her feathers with that anti-feminist joke."

Related phrases

puff up

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