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Main Entry:: ¹ruf·fle
Pronunciation:: \ˈrə-fəl\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: ruf·fled; ruf·fling \-f(ə-)liŋ\
Etymology:: Middle English ruffelen; akin to Low German ruffelen to crumple
Date:: 14th century

transitive verb1 a: roughen , abrade b: trouble , vex <is not ruffled by such barbs — Bruce Anderson>2: to erect (as feathers) in or like a ruff3 a: to flip through (as pages) b: shuffle4: to make into a ruffleintransitive verb: to become ruffled <their dispositions ruffle perceptibly — Life>

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