ruffle

(noun) a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim. Synonyms: frill, flounce, furbelow.

(noun) a high tight collar. Synonyms: choker, ruff, neck ruff.

(noun) a noisy fight. Synonyms: affray, disturbance, fray.

(verb) stir up (water) so as to form ripples. Synonyms: ripple, riffle, cockle, undulate.

(verb) trouble or vex. Example: "Ruffle somebody's composure."

(verb) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others. Synonyms: tittup, swagger, prance, strut, sashay, cock. Example: "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house."

(verb) discompose. Examples: "This play is going to ruffle some people." "She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues."

(verb) twitch or flutter. Synonyms: flick, riffle. Example: "The paper flicked."

(verb) mix so as to make a random order or arrangement. Synonyms: shuffle, mix. Example: "Shuffle the cards."

(verb) erect or fluff up. Synonyms: fluff. Example: "The bird ruffled its feathers."

(verb) disturb the smoothness of. Synonyms: ruffle up, rumple, mess up. Example: "Ruffle the surface of the water."

(verb) pleat or gather into a ruffle. Synonyms: pleat. Example: "Ruffle the curtain fabric."