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ruffle a few feathers

ruffle a few feathers is the alternative form of ruffle some feathers.

Meaning of ruffle some feathers

Verb

ruffle some feathers (third-person singular simple present ruffles some feathers, present participle ruffling some feathers, simple past and past participle ruffled some feathers)

  1. (figuratively, informal) To cause a disturbance; to arouse resentment, anger, or concern.
    • Any frank discussion of politics is sure to ruffle some feathers.

Forms of ruffle a few feathers

third-person singular presentruffles a few feathers
present participleruffling a few feathers
past participleruffled a few feathers
pastruffled a few feathers

Questions about ruffle a few feathers

What is ruffle a few feathers the alternative form of?
Ruffle a few feathers is the alternative form of ruffle some feathers.

Words near ruffle a few feathers in the dictionary

  1. Ruffini's corpuscles
  2. Ruffino
  3. Ruffinos
  4. ruffins
  5. ruffle
  6. ruffle a few feathers
  7. ruffle any feathers
  8. ruffle feathers
  9. ruffle some feathers
  10. ruffle someone's feathers
  11. ruffle up

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