Definition of Ruffling

1. noun. The action of the verb ''ruffle'' ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of ruffle) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ruffling

1. ruffle [v] - See also: ruffle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruffling

ruffing
ruffins
ruffle
ruffle some feathers
ruffle up
ruffled
ruffleless
rufflement
rufflements
ruffler
rufflers
ruffles
rufflier
ruffliest
rufflike
ruffling (current term)
rufflings
ruffly
ruffs
rufie
rufigallic
rufigallic acid
rufiopin
rufiyaa
rufiyaas
rufol
rufous
rufous-backed antvireo
rufous-bellied kookaburra
rufous-capped antshrike

Literary usage of Ruffling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An English Garner: Ingatherings from Our History & Literature by Edward Arber (1895)
"... That it would grieve each Christian heart to hear that just report ? And if these ruffling mates of Rome did Princes thus torment; ..."

2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"A ruffling fellow is sometimes said even now, in contempt, and means probably the same. The expression is current in Devonshire. ..."

3. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1861)
"... New York turning out from ten to fifteen thousand yards of ruffling daily, while the orders for the goods are constantly in advance of the production. ..."

4. The Lace Book by N. Hudson Moore (1905)
"... grandees ruffling it superbly in velvets and gold lace, while with her ladies the national dress is largely composed of this rich fabric. ..."

5. Curious Questions in History, Literature, Art, and Social Life: Designed as by Sarah Hutchins Killikelly (1886)
"... without effort or support, without the ruffling of a feather or the disturbance of a grain of dust, however minute or delicate. 73. WILHELMINA. ..."

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