Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "ruffle" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

bed ruffle dust ruffle ruffle a few feathers ruffle any feathers ruffle feathers ruffle some feathers ruffle someone's feathers ruffle up ruffleable ruffleless rufflement ruffler ruffly toruffle unrufflable unruffle unruffled

Context

military zoology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

adornment annoy bother chafe collar combat devil disarrange displace fight fighting flow fluster flux fold fold up get at get to gravel irritate loosen manipulate move nark neckband nettle rag rile scrap turn up vex walk

Manner Of

annoy disarrange fluster fold loosen

Related Terms

agitation american beat capsule commotion curled decoration disturb disturbance drum egg flute flutter fulgur gastropod gathered genus marine ootheca roll ruff species trim

Synonym Network

affray choker flick frill ripple shuffle swagger

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.