ruffled

Meanings

• Verb

  1. To make (something, especially someone's hair) agitated or disheveled.

  - "The wind ruffled her hair."
  - "He ruffled the pages of the old book."

• Adjective

  2. (of a surface) Agitated or disturbed by wind or water.

  - "The water was ruffled by the wind."
  - "The surface of the lake was ruffled."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ruffled
tuffled , ruffled up , muffled , stuffed , scuffed

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Variants

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ruffled , ruffle , ruffles , ruffling , ruffle any feathers , ruffle feathers , ruffled the feathers of

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to disturb the surface of (water)'. The word comes from the Old North French ruffler, meaning 'to disturb, agitate'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'ruffled' was first used in English in the 15th century.

2. In the game of golf, a 'ruffed' ball is one that has been accidentally hit into a water hazard and has absorbed water.

3. The phrase 'ruffle someone's feathers' means to annoy or upset someone.

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Related Concepts

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1. disheveled: Synonym of 'ruffled' that refers to something or someone that is untidy or unkempt.

2. agitated: A feeling of anxiety or excitement, often used to describe emotional states.

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Culture

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In literature, 'ruffled' is often used to describe the agitated or disturbed state of a character's emotions. In art, it can refer to the texture of a painted surface that appears agitated or disturbed.

How to Memorize "ruffled"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a wind blowing through your hair, making it disheveled and ruffled.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'ruffled' with the feeling of wind or water disturbing a surface.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember 'Ruffled' as 'Roughly-Fledged', where 'Fledged' means 'covered with feathers' and 'Roughly' implies 'disturbed'.

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