Pronunciations
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/təˈɹʌfəl/
Verb
To ruffle excessively, to the degree of causing something to lose its proper form or shape; ruffle up.
Usage- Archaic
- Transitive
- Examples
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She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings / That in the various bustle of resort / Were all toruffl'd, and sometimes impair'd.