Past tense of ruffle
regular verb
The past tense of ruffle is ruffled. The past participle is also ruffled.
Forms of ruffle
| Base form (V1) | ruffle /ˈɹʌfəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | ruffled |
| Past participle (V3) | ruffled |
| Present participle | ruffling |
| Third person singular | ruffles |
Ruffled in a sentence
- The wind ruffled the papers.
- Her sudden volley of insults ruffled his composure.
- It would have slid easily across the floor if not for the ruffled undersurface causing friction.From the entry ruffled
- Asking multiple territorial sales teams to share ideas and resources ruffled feathers.2023 September 30, Hannah Murphy, “The wildest job in Silicon Valley”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times…. From the entry ruffle some feathers
- Her belly feathers were all ruffled, unlike the straight black waiscoat stripe of her unsitting mate.2021, Mike Tomkies, A Last Wild Place: Seasons in the Wilderness. From the entry unsitting
Meaning of ruffle
- noun Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
- noun Disturbance; agitation; commotion.
- noun A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
Questions about the past tense of ruffle
- What is the past tense of ruffle?
- The past tense of ruffle is ruffled.
- What is the past participle of ruffle?
- The past participle of ruffle is ruffled.
- Is ruffle a regular or irregular verb?
- Ruffle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ruffle (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Past tense of ruffle.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/past-tense/ruffle. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.