How to pronounce ruffle
American English pronunciation
RUF-ul
- IPA
- /ˈɹʌfəl/
- Syllables
- RUF · ul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What ruffle means
Most people know ruffle in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
To upset someone a little and shake their calm
In a sentence: Nothing could ruffle Grandma, not even the noisy, messy party.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Middle English word ruffelen, perhaps from old words meaning to scratch or to wrinkle. No one is sure where it came from before that.
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