Verb (used without object) : Flags ruffle in the wind. From Dictionary.com.
Griffin ruffled feathers, yet here was a space engineering type that knew from where he spoke. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Griffin Wants His Old Job Back - NASA Watch] Reference
John and I huddled at a little plastic table drinking our beers as the wind and rain ruffled the awning overhead. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico mountaineering expedition on Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltepetl)] Reference
When the boos and catcalls ruffled her feathers, Mean Jean retreated to her perch and later retracted her comments. From Wordnik.com. [John Murtha: An Eagle Amid the Turkeys] Reference
'Most people get ruffled, get kind of ruffled,' Stanger said. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2006] Reference
You know, Hillary Rodham Clinton was a first lady who kind of ruffled some feathers early on. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 21, 2009] Reference
She hung up the phone and ruffled John's hair. From Wordnik.com. [BEFORE WINTER] Reference
But Sergey Brin and Larry Page don't seem ruffled at all. From Wordnik.com. [ALL EYES ON GOOGLE] Reference
She's never jumpy, never ruffled, never taken by surprise. From Wordnik.com. [Coffee] Reference
She saw the lens as Brie and Chisame fixed her ruffled hair. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.22: Moving Forward] Reference
He ruffled his feathers and flapped his wings in a frenzy. From Wordnik.com. [red dust] Reference
The dresses have billowing sleeves and long, ruffled trains. From Wordnik.com. [Celia Cruz: Her Life and Music] Reference
The women wear long tight-fitting dresses with ruffled hems. From Wordnik.com. [Spain's Biggest Party Kicks Off With Fireworks, Flamenco] Reference
Something ruffled through the leaves, a small animal, perhaps. From Wordnik.com. [Midnight Snack] Reference
Like a tiny ferret, but sleeker, with ruffled feathers of brown fur. From Wordnik.com. [Someone Emailed Me Last Night and Asked if I Would Write About Nachos.] Reference
But no one seemed particularly ruffled by those other two obscenities. From Wordnik.com. [In Defense Of *$##@&Amp;$%#] Reference
My mother put her in a little ruffled blouse, and a pink floral skirt. From Wordnik.com. [C O N F L A T E] Reference
“Or maybe you're just on the rag,” he said, and ruffled the pages. From Wordnik.com. [Being an Ass on Purpose] Reference
It landed on a catwalk up there, ruffled its feathers, and cawed again. From Wordnik.com. [The Birdcage] Reference
Baagh's body ruffled the edges of the leaves with little movement as she descended. From Wordnik.com. [dinner time] Reference
But by the time we got to the ruffled ponchos and red dresses, I think it fell apart. From Wordnik.com. [Making It Work … or Not] Reference
Only the white ruffled shirts, starched and at attention, gave off an optimistic air. From Wordnik.com. [‘A Handbook to Luck’] Reference
But the owner of the Gina bridal shop shows me his designs for ruffled party dresses. From Wordnik.com. [When Women Are The Enemy] Reference
There she was, running around the fenced area, still “bawking,” feathers ruffled. From Wordnik.com. [The Chicken Chronicles] Reference
The director glanced down at the table, ruffled a piece of paper, mouthed a few words. From Wordnik.com. [Lunch With Harriet] Reference
When the bits cleared, it looked as if Melissa had left the world ruffled but unharmed. From Wordnik.com. [Biting Back At The Wily Melissa] Reference
Yet for all his energy and accomplishment, Sarkozy has also ruffled feathers around Europe. From Wordnik.com. [Shaking Up the Continent] Reference
Penny will disappear, usually at night, for an hour or two, returning slightly ruffled/used. From Wordnik.com. [Emerald City Days/Nights] Reference
Buy one that's lacy, tied up or ruffled, like Kenneth Cole's fabulously frilly Flame and Tail. From Wordnik.com. [Five Easy Pieces] Reference
His face is down, his hair ruffled by the wind, his left hand rising as if to brush it back. From Wordnik.com. [From the Fotomat - Print # 3] Reference
I said with an enticing grin and let my fake jet-black hair down and shook it out and ruffled it. From Wordnik.com. [She's a Mystery Girl] Reference
How could life's ups and downs not cause Big Bruno to raise his voice or get his feathers ruffled?. From Wordnik.com. [FOR BIG BRUNO, A MAN WE CAN LOOK UP TO] Reference
Even before Kings of Leon took the stage at the Verizon Amphitheatre, feathers were being ruffled. From Wordnik.com. [Kings of Leon forced off stage by incontinent pigeons] Reference
But the protests clearly ruffled Vogue editors Anna Wintour and Andre Leon Talley -- both clad in fur. From Wordnik.com. [Road Kill On The Runway] Reference
This was the signal for the cops, like birds ruffled by a sudden noise, to put away their newspapers and strap on their helmets. From Wordnik.com. [THE DIVA IS A PORN STAR!] Reference
That exchange ruffled Miami's Cuban exiles so much that there was talk of rescinding the city council's official welcome for Mandela. From Wordnik.com. [Mandela] Reference
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