Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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ruffle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
ripple | Yes | No | Yes | No |
ruffle (noun) | ripple (noun) |
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a noisy fight | a small wave on the surface of a liquid |
a high tight collar | (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value |
a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim |
ruffle (verb) | ripple (verb) |
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pleat or gather into a ruffle | stir up (water) so as to form ripples |
erect or fluff up | flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise |
disturb the smoothness of | |
twitch or flutter | |
mix so as to make a random order or arrangement | |
trouble or vex | |
discompose | |
stir up (water) so as to form ripples | |
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others |