ruffle
Betekenis (Engels)
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- Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
- Disturbance; agitation; commotion.
- A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
- The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.
Sinonieme
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/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
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.
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