unruffle
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It had to go off somewhere to sit in a huff, unruffle its feathers, and regain its ruthless composure.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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Where'er he guides His finny coursers and in triumph rides, The waves unruffle and the sea subsides.
From The Aeneid English by Virgil
Were the great-little Scotsman with me now, Like proud McGregor on his native heath, Breathing pure-scented, honey-laden breath, How his cock-nose would drop, his flaming crest Droop and unruffle!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 by Various
Though Hong Kong has overtaken Switzerland as the number one in cross-border wealth management, rather than enter panic mode, Swiss banks seem unruffled -- feeling it bolsters the case against looming tighter banking regulations.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
On second thought, maybe the unruffled, dismissive response is the way to go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2026
But nothing comes across more clearly in “Queen of Chess” than Judit Polgár’s unruffled self-possession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
Konstas was unruffled, smashing Bumrah for 18 in the next over and geeing up the crowd to keep up the noise, before reaching his fifty with two off Siraj.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024
I narrow my eyes, focusing only on her and Jay, who's riding on her shoulder as unruffled by the commotion as she is, and we finally make it to the other side.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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Then everybody gets up, straightening bow ties or unruffling summer dresses, and walks outside for a picnic.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2015
She shook herself like a hen unruffling its feathers.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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All right," she continued, unruffling her hair; "but if I do you must promise to leave off writing stories about me.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-28 by Various
In fact, so far as unruffling her feelings was concerned, I did not care whether she saw my letter or not!
From Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro by Fowler, Charles H.