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ruffling |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb ruffle 2 of 9 senses of ruffle Sense 3 swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock => pimproll Sense 6 shuffle, ruffle, mix => reshuffle => riffle => cut => cut Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb ruffle 2 of 9 senses of ruffle Sense 3 swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock => pimproll Sense 6 shuffle, ruffle, mix => reshuffle => riffle => cut => cut Entailment of verb ruffle 1 of 9 senses of ruffle Sense 1 ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate => fold, fold up turn up Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb ruffle 9 senses of ruffle Sense 1 ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate => flow, flux Sense 2 ruffle => annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil Sense 3 swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock => walk Sense 4 ruffle => fluster Sense 5 flick, ruffle, riffle => move displace Sense 6 shuffle, ruffle, mix => manipulate Sense 7 ruffle, fluff => loosen Sense 8 ruffle, ruffle up rumple, mess up => disarrange Sense 9 ruffle, pleat => fold, fold up turn up Familiarity of verb ruffle ruffle used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 9) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb ruffle Sense 1 ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate => flow, flux -------------- Sense 2 ruffle => annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -------------- Sense 3 swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock => walk -------------- Sense 4 ruffle => fluster -------------- Sense 5 flick, ruffle, riffle => move displace -------------- Sense 6 shuffle, ruffle, mix => manipulate -------------- Sense 7 ruffle, fluff => loosen -------------- Sense 8 ruffle, ruffle up rumple, mess up => disarrange -------------- Sense 9 ruffle, pleat => fold, fold up turn up -------------- Overview of verb ruffle The verb ruffle has 9 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate -- (stir up (water) so as to form ripples) 2. (1) ruffle -- (trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure") 3. swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock -- (to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others: "He strut around like a rooster in a hen house.") 4. ruffle -- (discompose; "This play is going to ruffle some people"; "She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues") 5. flick, ruffle, riffle -- (twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked") 6. shuffle, ruffle, mix -- (mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards") 7. ruffle, fluff -- (erect or fluff up "the bird ruffled its feathers") 8. ruffle, ruffle up rumple, mess up -- (disturb the smoothness of "ruffle the surface of the water") 9. ruffle, pleat -- (pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric") Overview of verb ruffle The verb ruffle has 9 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate -- (stir up (water) so as to form ripples) 2. (1) ruffle -- (trouble or vex; "ruffle somebody's composure") 3. swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock -- (to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others: "He strut around like a rooster in a hen house.") 4. ruffle -- (discompose; "This play is going to ruffle some people"; "She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues") 5. flick, ruffle, riffle -- (twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked") 6. shuffle, ruffle, mix -- (mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards") 7. ruffle, fluff -- (erect or fluff up "the bird ruffled its feathers") 8. ruffle, ruffle up rumple, mess up -- (disturb the smoothness of "ruffle the surface of the water") 9. ruffle, pleat -- (pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric")
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