ruffling
Definitions
Verb
- Stir up (water) so as to form ripples
- Trouble or vex
- To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
- Discompose
- Twitch or flutter
- Mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
- Erect or fluff up
- Disturb the smoothness of
- Pleat or gather into a ruffle
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "ruffling".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "ruffling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ruling | 2 | 24 |
| 2 | shuffling | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | rulings | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | puffing | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | fling | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | trifling | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | stuffing | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | muffling | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | rifling | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | ruffing | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | ruffin | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | reshuffling | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | scuffling | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | rebuffing | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | ruffino | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | ruffini | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | riffing | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | huffing | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | waffling | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | snuffing | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 163
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Thousands of chickens roaming a Waxahachie farm are ruffling some feathers among neighbors
Jun 13, 2025 NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Jun 13, 2025 NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Marin Voice: Mill Valley’s original Whole Foods closed and feathers are ruffling
Oct 27, 2025 Marin Independent Journal
Oct 27, 2025 Marin Independent Journal
The Gen Z newsroom covering Europe (and ruffling some continental feathers along the way)
Sep 15, 2025 Nieman Lab
Sep 15, 2025 Nieman Lab
Kurtenbach: ‘He’s going to be okay with ruffling feathers’ — Tony Vitello is here to shake up the SF Giants
Oct 30, 2025 East Bay Times
Oct 30, 2025 East Bay Times

