to ruffle
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4.1
- verb
- /ˈrʌfəl/
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molestar
- I mean, that is the goal sometimes, to just ruffle some feathers, you know?
- ruffle someone's feathers
And this has ruffled quite a few feathers.
- And this has ruffled quite a few feathers.
- And and anytime you anytime you ruffle the feathers of tradition, it gets ugly.
- We talked about bird watchers in You Burnt this week and to use their terminology it seems I've ruffled a few feathers.
- He never ruffles any feathers except maybe his own, and he's an impeccable friend to everyone he meets.
- He was he was so I don't know man, like I say, I just try and stay in mainland and just try not ruffle too many feathers, but we still have a backbone to speak some facts.
- And in his head, he couldn't equate ruffling feathers or being demanding.
- It's it's there's a lot of ruffled feathers involved.
Examples
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I speak my mind, and sometimes that ruffles some feathers.
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Disclaimer: I know this is going to ruffle some feathers, and I'm fine with that.
Blog text (16) -
Do not ruffle me right now.
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Though why that should ruffle your feathers is something of a mystery.
Fiction book (1990) -
Now, I know David's involvement may ruffle a few feathers.
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But are our schools training people to be employees, to do as you're told, follow the rules, don't make mistakes, don't ruffle feathers.
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His unexpected comment was enough to ruffle her composure before the meeting started.
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I didn't mean to ruffle your feelings with my criticism.
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The sudden noise from outside managed to ruffle the children, making them stop playing.
Synonyms
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1.0
To annoy or disturb someone
246
1.0
Make someone slightly angry or bothered by small repeated actions
153
2.5
Make someone feel deeply worried or upset
78
2.9
Make someone feel annoyed or impatient, often by repeated small actions
63
6.9
Make someone annoyed, often by small things
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3.0
Make something fall over or move out of place
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7.1
Make someone feel upset or lose confidence
20
6.3
To make someone feel nervous and less confident
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8.0
To make someone feel slightly annoyed
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7.1
To make someone feel uncomfortable or embarrassed
7
4.9
To make someone feel worried or uneasy
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7.0
To make someone feel worried or uneasy
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5.5
To make someone nervous so they cannot think clearly
1
7.6
To keep someone feeling slightly worried or annoyed
1
7.9
To make someone angry or upset
1
7.3
To make someone feel worried or uneasy
1
7.8
To do or say something on purpose to upset someone and see their reaction
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
How Upset
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The verb ruffle was used for messing up a bird's feathers, so a clear image is a bird with its feathers disturbed. That's why to ruffle someone is to disturb their calm or annoy them a little.