Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to ruffle someone's feathers
Participle: ruffled someone's feathers
Gerund: ruffling someone's feathers
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | ruffle someone's feathers |
| you | ruffle someone's feathers |
| he;she;it | ruffles someone's feathers |
| we | ruffle someone's feathers |
| you | ruffle someone's feathers |
| they | ruffle someone's feathers |
Perfect
| I | have ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | have ruffled someone's feathers |
| he;she;it | has ruffled someone's feathers |
| we | have ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | have ruffled someone's feathers |
| they | have ruffled someone's feathers |
Past
| I | ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | ruffled someone's feathers |
| he;she;it | ruffled someone's feathers |
| we | ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | ruffled someone's feathers |
| they | ruffled someone's feathers |
Pluperfect
| I | had ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | had ruffled someone's feathers |
| he;she;it | had ruffled someone's feathers |
| we | had ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | had ruffled someone's feathers |
| they | had ruffled someone's feathers |
Future
| I | will ruffle someone's feathers |
| you | will ruffle someone's feathers |
| he;she;it | will ruffle someone's feathers |
| we | will ruffle someone's feathers |
| you | will ruffle someone's feathers |
| they | will ruffle someone's feathers |
Future Perfect
| I | will have ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | will have ruffled someone's feathers |
| he;she;it | will have ruffled someone's feathers |
| we | will have ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | will have ruffled someone's feathers |
| they | will have ruffled someone's feathers |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | ruffle someone's feathers |
| you | ruffle someone's feathers |
| he;she;it | ruffle someone's feathers |
| we | ruffle someone's feathers |
| you | ruffle someone's feathers |
| they | ruffle someone's feathers |
Perfect
| I | have ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | have ruffled someone's feathers |
| he;she;it | have ruffled someone's feathers |
| we | have ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | have ruffled someone's feathers |
| they | have ruffled someone's feathers |
Imperfect
| I | ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | ruffled someone's feathers |
| he;she;it | ruffled someone's feathers |
| we | ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | ruffled someone's feathers |
| they | ruffled someone's feathers |
Pluperfect
| I | had ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | had ruffled someone's feathers |
| he;she;it | had ruffled someone's feathers |
| we | had ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | had ruffled someone's feathers |
| they | had ruffled someone's feathers |
Conditional
Present
| I | would ruffle someone's feathers |
| you | would ruffle someone's feathers |
| he;she;it | would ruffle someone's feathers |
| we | would ruffle someone's feathers |
| you | would ruffle someone's feathers |
| they | would ruffle someone's feathers |
Perfect
| I | would have ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | would have ruffled someone's feathers |
| he;she;it | would have ruffled someone's feathers |
| we | would have ruffled someone's feathers |
| you | would have ruffled someone's feathers |
| they | would have ruffled someone's feathers |
Imperative
| you | ruffle someone's feathers |
| we | Let's ruffle someone's feathers |
| you | ruffle someone's feathers |
Verbs conjugated like 'ruffle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'ruffle'
buffle,
fuffle,
muffle,
raffle,
riffle,
roffle,
wuffle,
baffle,
chuffle,
coffle,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- disarrange
- disorder, rearrange, tangle, rumple, wrinkle, damage, derange
- agitate
- irritate, upset, trouble, torment, disturb, harass, annoy, plague
Antonyms
- agitate
- calm, tranquilize, compose, quiet
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1300, "to disturb the smoothness of," perhaps from O.N.
hrufla "to scratch," or Low Ger.
ruffelen "to wrinkle, curl," both of unknown origin. Meaning "disarrange" (hair or feathers) first recorded 1490; sense of "annoy, distract" is from 1658. The noun meaning "ornamental frill" is from 1707.
2. 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. See: English '
ruff'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] maze of boughs for a long time, we come upon an open space where the tall trees are burning. The shape of every branch and twig is expressed in a deep red glow, and as the light wind stirs and ruffles it, they seem to vegetate in fire. It is such a sight as we read of in legends of enchanted forests: saving that it is sad to see these noble works wasting away so awfully, alone; and to think how [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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All noticed the change in his appearance. Cheerfulness and alertness seemed to return to him, and a quietness which no insult or injury could ruffle seemed to possess him.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)