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Search phrase: ruffle

Plays

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Julius CaesarJC III.ii.229Would ruffle up your spirits, and put a tongueWould ruffle vp your Spirits, and put a Tongue
King LearKL II.iv.296Do sorely ruffle. For many miles aboutDo sorely ruffle, for many Miles about
King LearKL III.vii.41You should not ruffle thus. What will you do?You should not ruffle thus. What will you do?
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.316To ruffle in the commonwealth of Rome.To ruffle in the Common-wealth of Rome.

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.58 Sometime a blusterer that the ruffle knew Sometime a blusterer that the ruffle knew

Glossary

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coldunruffled, impassive, unimpassioned
ruffruffle, flap of a top-boot
rufflerage, bluster, storm
rufflehandle roughly, treat with outrage
rufflemake trouble, cause a disturbance
rufflestir to anger, enrage
rufflehustle-and-bustle, flurry, excitement
russelQ alternative to 'ruffle'

Thesaurus

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ruffleruff
unruffledcold

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
RUFFLEBASICruffle n, ruffle v, ruffling adj

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