noun

1. Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.

   “She loved the dress with the lace ruffle at the hem.”

2. Disturbance; agitation; commotion.

   “to put the mind in a ruffle”

3. A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.

Synonyms: frill, furbelow

verb

1. To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.

   “Ruffle the end of the cuff.”

2. To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.

   “Her sudden volley of insults ruffled his composure.”

3. To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.