ruffle
Pronunciation
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- A ruffle is any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
- She loved the dress with the lace ruffle at the hem.
- A ruffle is a low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll.
Verb
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- (transitive) If you ruffle something, you disturb the smoothness of it.
- Ruffle the end of the cuff.
- (transitive) If something is ruffled, it is disturbed by another thing.
- The wind ruffled the papers.