Tom is not afraid to ruffle some feathers.
Source: tatoeba (5605004)
Ruffle
//ˈɹʌfəl//
Synonyms for "ruffle" (433 found)
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Closest matches (87)
frillrippleshuffleabradeaddleaddle the witsadoaffectaffrayaggravateagitateagitationannoyarousebadgerbaitball upbarragebe atbeading
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beatbeat a rufflebeat a tattoobeat the drumbeat timebeat upbeatingbecloudbedazzlebedevilbefuddlebefuddlementbesetbewilderbewildermentbindingblowbludgeonblusterboastborderingbordurebotherbotherationbristlebrouhahabrowbeatbrown offbugbulldozebullybullyragburn upbustlechafechaoschivychokerchurnchurn upcloudcluttercommotionconfuseconfusionconvulsecorrugatecountcount the beatscowcreasecreasingcrimp
Strong matches (130)
crinklecrispcrumpledazedazzlederangedevildisarrangedisarraydiscombobulatediscombobulationdiscomfitdiscomfiturediscomposediscomposuredisconcertdisconcertiondisheveldislocatedisorder
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disorganizationdisorganizedisorientdisorientationdispleasedisquietdistemperdisturbdisturbancedogdog-eardoubledouble overdoublingdragoondraperydrive up the walldrumdrum musicdrumbeatdrumfiredrummingduplicatureebullienceebullitioneddyedgingeffervescenceelectrifyembarrassembarrassmentembitterembroilmentenfoldentangleerodeexasperateexciteexercisefanfashfeery-faryfermentfermentationfimbriafimbriationflareflectionflexureflickflounceflummoxflurryflusterfluteflutterfogfoldfold overfrenzyfretfrillingfringefuddlefuddlementfumefurbelowfussgallgalloongathergatheringgetgo pitapatgrazegripeharassharryhazehecklehectorhemhexhoundhuffhurly burlyhurly-burlyhurryhurry scurry
Verb(18 words)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (216)
hurry-scurryincenseinflameinfoldinterfoldintimidateirkirritatejarjoltjumblekeep timelap overlapellappetlistlittermazemessmess up
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miffmisarrangemistmix upmoidermolestmotifmovemuddlemuddlementmussmuss upnagneedlenettlenudzhoffendpaddlepalpitatepalpitationparadiddlepatterpeevepell mellpell-mellpeplumperplexperplexitypersecuteperturbperturbateperturbationpesterpickpick onpiquepitapatpitter patterpitter-patterplagueplaitplatplay drumpleatplicaplicateplicationplicaturepluck the beardplypotherpoundpoundingprovokepsych outpuckerpulsatepulsationput outquillraise hellranklerat-a-tatrat-tatrat-tat-tatrataplanrattattoorattleriderilerockroilrollroughenrubrub the wrong wayrub-a-dubrucheruchingruffrumplescatterselvageset on edgeset upshakeshake upshockskirtingsound a tattoospattersplattersplutterspooksputterstaccatostaggerstewstirstir the bloodstir upstrong-armswaggersweatswirlswirlingswivettangletaptat-tattattooteasethrobthrobbingthrowthrow into confusionthrumthumpthumpingtizzyto doto-dotom tomtom-tomtormenttousletrimmingtroubletry the patiencetucktumultturbulenceturmoilturn overtweak the nosetwillunnerveunsettleunsettlementunstringuproarupsetvalancevexvoodoovortexwaveletwearweltwhipwhip upwhirlwhiskwindwinnowwork upworrywrinkleyeastiness
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Synonyms
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Translations
54 translations across 22 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- волан noun (strip of fabric)
- набор noun (strip of fabric)
- набръчквам verb (to curl or flute)
- нарушавам спокойствието verb (to disturb)
Catalan
1 entries- estarrufar verb (to curl or flute)
Dutch
1 entries- ruche noun (strip of fabric)
Esperanto
2 entries- falbalo noun (strip of fabric)
- taŭzi verb (to disturb)
Finnish
4 entries- röyhelö noun (strip of fabric)
- heilutella verb (to disturb)
- liikuttaa verb (to disturb)
- pörröttää verb (to disturb)
French
2 entries- falbala noun (strip of fabric)
- ébouriffer verb (to curl or flute)
Galician
1 entries- volante noun (strip of fabric)
German
3 entries- Krause noun (strip of fabric)
- Rüsche noun (strip of fabric)
- kräuseln verb (to curl or flute)
Greek
1 entries- σούφρα verb (to curl or flute)
Italian
4 entries- falpalà noun (strip of fabric)
- frangia noun (strip of fabric)
- frappa noun (strip of fabric)
- gala noun (strip of fabric)
Japanese
1 entries- ラッフル noun (strip of fabric)
Latvian
1 entries- riša noun (strip of fabric)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- krjuza noun (strip of fabric)
Māori
3 entries- pōtete noun (strip of fabric)
- rahurahu verb (to disturb)
- tara verb (to disturb)
Polish
1 entries- falbana noun (strip of fabric)
Portuguese
4 entries- babado noun (strip of fabric)
- dobra noun (strip of fabric)
- prega noun (strip of fabric)
- agitar verb (to disturb)
Russian
1 entries- оборка noun (strip of fabric)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- promrsiti verb (to curl or flute)
- razmrsiti verb (to curl or flute)
Spanish
2 entries- volante noun (strip of fabric)
- retorcer verb (to curl or flute)
Swedish
1 entries- krås noun (strip of fabric)
Turkish
2 entries- sayvan noun (strip of fabric)
- volan noun (strip of fabric)
Upper Sorbian
4 entries- falba noun (strip of fabric)
- falbka noun (strip of fabric)
- krjózka noun (strip of fabric)
- kružeńca noun (strip of fabric)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
This might ruffle some feathers.
Source: tatoeba (5605007)
Don't ruffle my hair.
Source: tatoeba (5699013)
Buckle up. We're going to ruffle some feathers today.
Source: tatoeba (11076219)
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