Idiom ruffle someone's feathers (Definition of ruffling from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

The meaning of RUFFLE is roughen, abrade. How to use ruffle in a sentence.

ruffling (ˈrʌflɪŋ) n 1. the act of unsettling or disturbing a person or his or her composure

If you ruffle someone's hair, you move your hand backwards and forwards through it as a way of showing your affection towards them. 'Don't let that get you down,' he said ruffling Ben's dark …

Her hair was ruffled by the wind. The bird ruffled (up) its feathers. He ruffled some people with his constant complaining. That boy is a lot of trouble. It's a good thing his parents aren't easily …

What does the noun ruffling mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun ruffling. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. ruffling has …

to make, be, or become irregular or rumpled: to ruffle a child's hair, a breeze ruffling the water to annoy, irritate, or be annoyed or irritated (transitive) to make into a ruffle; pleat (of a bird) to …

RUFFLE definition: to destroy the smoothness or evenness of. See examples of ruffle used in a sentence.

ruffling definition: the act of making something not smooth. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, related words.

Synonyms for RUFFLING: bothering, annoying, bugging, irritating, persecuting, getting, aggravating, nettling; Antonyms of RUFFLING: obliging, placating, appeasing, pacifying, …