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ruffled

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having ruffles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • It would have slid easily across the floor if not for the ruffled undersurface causing friction.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Puffed up like a bird's feathers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Bothered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of ruffle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

having decorative ruffles or frills

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: frilled, frilly

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

shaken into waves or undulations as by wind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the rippled surface of the pond
  • with ruffled flags flying

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rippled

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: kruset — having ruffles
  • Georgian: დანაოჭებული (danaoč̣ebuli) — having ruffles
  • German: gekräuselt — having ruffles
  • German: gerüscht — having ruffles
  • Norman: boûtchi — having ruffles
  • Norman: êpoussetilyi — having ruffles
  • German: aufgebauscht — puffed up like a bird's feathers
  • German: aufgeplustert — puffed up like a bird's feathers
  • Māori: reoreoā — bothered
  • Māori: pōraru — bothered
  • Māori: pāhahu — bothered
  • Māori: pohepohe — bothered
  • Māori: pōraruraru — bothered
  • Māori: pōritarita — bothered
  • Portuguese: irritado — bothered