What is another word for ruffled ?

To have thrown into disorder

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

raveled^US

ravelled^UK

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Verb

given a shot in the arm to

To have triggered a passionate feeling or reaction

galvanized^US

energised^UK

energized^US

galvanised^UK

revitalized^US

revitalised^UK

fired the imagination of

breathed new life into

mobilized^US

catalyzed^US

fired with enthusiasm

mobilised^UK

catalysed^UK

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

fired the enthusiasm of

made an impression on

gave a shot in the arm to

magnetized^US

given someone a shout

magnetised^UK

put someone's back up

put one in mind of

drawn on

brought to mind

acted as a stimulus to

raised someone's spirits

hypnotized^US

mesmerized^US

antagonized^US

civilized^US

graveled^US

gravelled^UK

boosted someone's morale

lifted the spirits of

bielded

reintroduced

stimulated spiritually

enabled

stiffened the resolve of

initialized^US

enamoured^UK

favoured^UK

got in someone's hair

given the kiss of life to

mesmerised^UK

pressurized^US

rubbed up the wrong way

acted as a incentive to

delivered

gave the kiss of life to

added fuel

returned to the land of the living

won over

shaken a leg

rattled someone's cage

gained strength

redoubled

tugged at your heartstrings

given someone a charge

antagonised^UK

made someone's blood boil

hinted

pressurised^UK

rabble-roused

knocked one's socks off

came round

gave someone a charge

modernised^UK

gave a new lease of life to

made someone's hackles rise

civilised^UK

got under someone's skin

acted as an incentive to

regained consciousness

made your mouth water

made happy

won

had as a consequence

favored^US

added fuel to the flames

initialised^UK

recovered consciousness

pushed buttons

pained

upped and at 'em

ruffled someone's feathers

stood up

embittered

sprung

left an impression on

drew out

hypnotised^UK

modernized^US

given a new lease of life to

whetted the appetite of

left the door open to

enamored^US

molt^US

gave a shot in the arm

given a shot in the arm

gave the incentive to

given the incentive to

bestirred yourself

gave courage to

given courage to

gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

took out of mothballs

taken out of mothballs

took one's breath away

taken one's breath away

took your breath away

taken your breath away

took a turn for the better

taken heart

took heart

taken a turn for the better

given someone the pip

gotten on someone's wick

got up someone's nose

got on someone's wick

got on someone's nerves

got someone

gotten someone

gotten someone's goat

gotten across

gotten at

gotten up someone's nose

gotten someone's back up

gotten someone's dander up

gotten on someone's nerves

gotten on one's nerves

gave someone the pip

got someone's dander up

got on one's nerves

got someone's back up

blown up

got a rise out of

gotten a rise out of

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Verb

Past tense for to disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it

brought into disorder

shrivelled^UK

shriveled^US

thrown into confusion

threw into confusion

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“These are your family men who ruffle their kids' hair and leave for office everyday in their neat clothes.”

Verb

put someone off their stroke

Past tense for to annoy or irritate

wound up

caused someone to lose their composure

rubbed up the wrong way

graveled^US

gravelled^UK

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

made anxious

put someone's back up

put someone's nose out of joint

got in someone's hair

gotten on your nerves

put out of countenance

hurt somebody's feelings

grieved

disgusted

made someone's blood boil

ruffled someone's feathers

got under someone's skin

made someone's hackles rise

driven to distraction

drove to distraction

tried

given someone the pip

terrorized^US

gotten on one's nerves

terrorised^UK

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

caused offense

put someone off their stride

got on someone's nerves

gotten on someone's nerves

hit where one lives

mixed up

driven round the bend

drove round the bend

tried someone's patience

inconvenienced

rattled someone's cage

setted someone back on their heels

demoralized^US

gotten someone's back up

got someone's back up

demoralised^UK

rubbed you up the wrong way

given a hard time

gave a hard time

got up someone's nose

gotten up someone's nose

hurried

gotten under one's skin

got under one's skin

made someone scratch their head

caused to be at a stand

gotten someone's goat

bit

quickened

gotten on someone's wick

got on someone's wick

galvanized^US

put your nose out of joint

agonized^US

galvanised^UK

tantalised^UK

tantalized^US

made your blood boil

gotten under your skin

sticked in one's craw

agonised^UK

setted one's teeth on edge

given someone a hard time

gave someone a hard time

triggered

pushed one's buttons

tried one's patience

got someone's hackles up

muddied

posed

tried the patience of

gotten someone's dander up

got someone's dander up

set back

hurt someone's feelings

cut up

put someone out

put off his or her stride

put somebody's nose out of joint

pulled the rug out from under

scared the bejesus out of

set one off

upset the apple cart

set on

put someone off his stride

put on the spot

hit a sour note

put the wind up someone

ruffled one's feathers

cut to the quick

pulled the rug from under

gotten on somebody's nerves

got on somebody's nerves

pressurized^US

balked^US

tyrannized^US

victimized^US

baulked^UK

stopped someone in their tracks

energized^US

victimised^UK

tyrannised^UK

pressurised^UK

rubbed one the wrong way

got a rise out of

gotten a rise out of

made it hot for someone

pushed someon's buttons

pushed someone's buttons

setted your teeth on edge

twisted someone's arm

messed with

brought up short

made things hot for someone

gave a turn

breathed down someone's neck

puts somebody's nose out of joint

blown one's mind

gone to one's head

used strong-arm tactics on

caught somebody off balance

caught somebody unawares

energised^UK

setted someone thinking

messed with one's head

pushed around

made someone's hair stand on end

activized

gnawed away at

scared the living daylights out of

fomented

sticked the knife into

thrown into confusion

gotten your hackles up

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

trodden on someone's toes

given offence

gave offence

trod on someone's toes

took the wind out of someone's sails

taken the wind out of someone's sails

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

criticized^US

criticised^UK

made your hackles rise

put someone to trouble

set someone's teeth on edge

rattled someone's chain

satirized^US

pushed the buttons of

paralysed^UK

satirised^UK

caused someone difficulty

paralyzed^US

brought pressure to bear on

made somebody's blood boil

leaded someone a merry dance

dampened the spirits of

disparaged

aroused hostility in

screwed up

made someone eat humble pie

pulled somebody's leg

filled with consternation

shattered the illusions of

made severe demands on

made someone go out of his way

drove you to distraction

driven you to distraction

given a zinger

given the cold shoulder

gave the cold shoulder

driven you round the twist

drove you round the bend

drove you round the twist

driven you round the bend

took the heart out of

taken the heart out of

taken the mickey out of

took the piss out of

taken the piss out of

took the mickey out of

drove you off your head

driven you off your head

took the trouble

gone out of one's way

went to the trouble of

went out of one's way

taken the trouble

taken pains

gone to the trouble of

took pains

drove out of mind

driven out of mind

driven you out of your mind

drove you out of your mind

got one's comeuppance

gotten one's comeuppance

taken the wind out

driven somebody up the wall

drove somebody up the wall

gotten the better of

got the better of

gotten on the wrong side of

gotten up somebody's nose

got on the wrong side of

got up somebody's nose

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“It didn't ruffle him in the slightest; if anything, his smile broadened.”

Verb

Past tense for disturb the smoothness or tranquillity of

“I was contemplating opening my window to see if there was a breeze to ruffle my curtains when I heard it.”

Verb

scared the bejesus out of

Past tense for to cause to feel alarm or fright

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

got the wind up

gave someone goose pimples

given someone goose pimples

chilled someone to the marrow

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

given someone the heebie-jeebies

made one's flesh creep

made teeth chatter

made your blood run cold

put the fear of God into

made your hair stand on end

scared someone half to death

scared someone out of their wits

scared the living daylights out of

threw into a blue funk

thrown into a blue funk

made someone jump out of their skin

put the wind up someone

frightened the living daylights out of

scared the pants off of

scandalized^US

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

scandalised^UK

scared the hell out of

frightened the life out of

scared the life out of

filled with terror

frightened someone out of their wits

chilled off

sent into a cold sweat

made your flesh creep

made someone shake in their shoes

made one's teeth chatter

frightened out of your wits

made someone jump out of his skin

made one's blood run cold

scared the living daylights out of someone

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Past tense for to gather into wrinkles

shrivelled^UK

shriveled^US

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swung backwards and forwards

Past tense for to hold hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look

Verb

Past tense for to move lightly like fluff

Verb

Past tense for to move or cause to move in a rhythmic, flapping motion

swang back and forth

swang backwards and forwards

swung back and forth

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Past tense for fold or curl

Verb

formed something into ridges

Past tense for to move like the undulating surface of a body of water

Verb

Past tense for to be moved by the wind or an air current

Verb

Past tense for become upset, excited

Verb

like a cat on a hot tin roof

Past tense for to cool (someone or something) by waving an object to create a current of air

Verb

Past tense for to make a loud, deep, resonant sound

Adjective

(situational) Anxious or apprehensive

put out of countenance

in a state of agitation

in a cold sweat

on pins and needles

all of a lather

with one's stomach in knots

with butterflies in one's stomach

shaking in one's shoes

with one's heart in one's mouth

terrorized^US

terrorised^UK

frightened out of your wits

scared out of your wits

like a cat on hot bricks

at the end of your tether

in awe

run scared

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Adjective

beside yourself with rage

Resentful or annoyed, typically as a result of a perceived insult

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

as cross as two sticks

ill-humored^US

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

with all guns blazing

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

burning with excitement

victimised^UK

victimized^US

with chip on shoulder

grudge-bearing

jumpy

faultfinding

with a chip on one's shoulder

with a chip on your shoulder

having got out of bed on the wrong side

like a bear with a sore head

having got out of bed the wrong side

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Adjective

Decorated with frills

Adjective

Unkempt, disheveled or in disarray

tousled

inappropriately dressed

like a dog's breakfast

ravelled^UK

raveled^US

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Adjective

Vigorously disturbed or agitated, especially by the elements

knock-down-and-drag-out

draughty^UK

drafty^US

full of ups and downs

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

driven to distraction

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Adjective

Full of creases or wrinkles

channelled^UK

crenelated^US

channeled^US

shrivelled^UK

crenellated^UK

shriveled^US

Adjective

Having a surface or texture that is coarse or bristly

woolly^UK

wooly^US

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Adjective