Verb
1. stir up (water) so as to form ripples
2. trouble or vex;
"ruffle somebody's composure"3. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others;
"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"4. discompose;
"This play is going to ruffle some people""She has a way of ruffling feathers among her colleagues"5. twitch or flutter;
"the paper flicked"6. mix so as to make a random order or arrangement;
"shuffle the cards"7. erect or fluff up;
"the bird ruffled its feathers"8. disturb the smoothness of;
"ruffle the surface of the water"9. pleat or gather into a ruffle;
"ruffle the curtain fabric"