ruffle

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

rumple

dishevel

neck ruff

stick in someone’s craw

pick up heavy object 3

treat in

erect feathers

low drumbeat

make dishevelled

Frekwensie

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɹʌfəl/

From Middle English ruffelen, perhaps from Old Norse hrufla (“to graze, scratch”) or Middle Low German ruffelen (“to wrinkle, curl”). Further origin unknown. Related to Middle Dutch ruyffelen, German Low German ruffeln. See English ruff.