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Rareruffle
The correct spelling is ruffle.
How to pronounce ruffle
/ˈɹʌfəl/
nounIPA: /ˈɹʌfəl/
Say it like: Ruf-fle
The correct spelling is ruffle. Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration. For example: "She loved the dress with the lace ruffle at the hem."
Usage Examples
“She loved the dress with the lace ruffle at the hem.”
“to put the mind in a ruffle”
“Ruffle the end of the cuff.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
- 2.Disturbance; agitation; commotion.
- 3.A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
- 4.The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.
verb
- 1.To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.
- 2.To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.
- 3.To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.
- 4.To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
- 5.To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.
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