ruffle
Example Sentences
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His ability to ruffle feathers is simply indicative of his desire to speed things up.
When he meets adults he stares at them and takes them in, then kindly smiles and gurgles and lets them pat him, ruffle his hair, and take his face in their hands.
FOR SOME, MOTHER’S DAY always has meant glorious hanging fuchsia baskets with flouncy pink and white skirts of ruffled blossoms.
From Seattle Times
In public, former state Rep. Bryan Slaton was a conservative champion unafraid to ruffle feathers and pick fights, even with Republicans he deemed insufficiently conservative.
From Salon
“There’s all the sparkle and the ruffle,” while the boys’ section has “khaki and navy and you get a vest if you want to be festive.”
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
