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Definition of Ruffle up
1. Verb. Disturb the smoothness of. "Ruffle the surface of the water"
Definition of Ruffle up
1. Verb. (transitive) To disturb the smoothness of. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To destroy or ruin the arrangement or order of; disarrange ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruffle Up
Literary usage of Ruffle up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Modern English Verb-adverb Combination by Arthur Garfield Kennedy (1920)
"... in his oft-quoted funeral oration for Caesar : but were I Brutus, And Brutus
Antony, there were an Antony Would ruffle up your spirits, and put a tongue ..."
2. Studies in English Literature: Being Typical Selections of British and by William Swinton (1897)
"... poor, poor dumb mouths, And bid them speak for me : but were I Brutus, And
Brutus Antony, there were an Antony Would ruffle up your spirits, ..."
3. Equilibrium; Or, Meetings of the Sphinx Club by Charles F. Farrar (1905)
"I notice the birds in the elms above me ruffle up their feathers and fly swiftly
to-and-fro if it is to be stormy. The beautiful swan in our small pond who ..."
4. Public School Methods (1916)
"... everywhere to go; Through forest, field or garden, And ask no leave or pardon,
Till winter comes with icy thumbs To ruffle up our wing. Well — tell! ..."
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