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English verb: ruffle up

1. ruffle up (contact) disturb the smoothness of


SamplesRuffle the surface of the water.


Synonymsmess up, ruffle, rumple


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)disarrange









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