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ruffling up

ruffling up is the present participle and gerund of ruffle up.

Meaning of ruffle up

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To disturb the smoothness of.
    Synonyms:
    rumple, mess up, toruffle
  2. (transitive) To destroy or ruin the arrangement or order of; disarrange

Questions about ruffling up

What is ruffling up the present participle and gerund of?
Ruffling up is the present participle and gerund of ruffle up.

Words near ruffling up in the dictionary

  1. ruffling a few feathers
  2. ruffling any feathers
  3. ruffling feathers
  4. ruffling some feathers
  5. ruffling someone's feathers
  6. ruffling up
  7. rufflings
  8. ruffly
  9. ruffmans
  10. ruffneck
  11. ruffnecks

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