ruffle

ruffle the surface of the lake

a blouse with a high ruffled neck.

ruffle the pages to find an illustration

a book that is bound to ruffle some people.

nothing ever seemed to ruffle her.

he ruffled her hair affectionately.

the evening breeze ruffled the surface of the pond in the yard.

a satin skirt with insets of ruffled chiffon

Her blouse has a ruffle of lace around the neck.

Her taunts ruffled his pride.

a ruffle showing at the edge of the sleeve. See also Synonyms at seem

Lancaster had been ruffled by her questions.

All this talk of a strike has clearly ruffled the management’s feathers.

His boss yelled at him and ruffled his feathers.

Synonyms bludgeon, bluster, ||bounce, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, dragoon, hector, ||ruffle, strong-arm, terrorize

According to his teachers, Nick was a sweet and loving child who always tried to smooth ruffled feathers and always supported his classmates and friends.

The wind of the morning ruffled the water of the estuary and whispered through the mangroves, and the little waves beat on the rubbly beach with an increased tempo.

Two Thanksgiving traditions that might not ruffle turkey's feathers.

I'm not intending to ruffle anyone's feathers.

Designers are feeding wire through fabric edges to mold futuristic, wavy ruffles.

And Shari won't mind if her arrival at the Kentucky show ruffles her competitor's feathers.

She's already ruffling some feathers in Washington.

But this pageantry saw some feathers ruffled as well.

Let's just say it ruffles me...

A sudden breeze ruffled the surface of the calm lake.

Meera ruffled Bran's hair. " He's our prince" .

I'm not trying to ruffle anyone's feathers here.