Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruffle up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
ruf-fle up
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To disturb the smoothness of.

Transitive verb

verb

To destroy or ruin the arrangement or order of; disarrange

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

ruffles up (present, singular) ruffling up (participle, present) ruffled up (participle, past) ruffled up (past)

Synonyms

rumple mess up toruffle ruffle

Questions

What does ruffle up mean?
To disturb the smoothness of.

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