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• Ruffled — Ruffle Ruf fle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruffling}.] [From {Ruff} a plaited collar, a drum beat, a tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle.] 1. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• smooth someone's ruffled feathers — smooth someone’s ruffled feathers phrase to try to make someone who feels offended less angry Thesaurus: to make someone less angrysynonym Main entry: smooth * * * I make someone less angry or irritated by using soothing words II see …   Useful english dictionary

• smooth ruffled feathers —    If you smooth someone s ruffled feathers, you make that person feel less angry or offended.     Tom took the criticism badly but James managed to smooth his ruffled feathers …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• smooth someone's ruffled feathers — smooth (someone s) ruffled feathers to try to make someone feel less angry or upset, especially after an argument. I spent the afternoon smoothing ruffled feathers and trying to convince people to give the talks another chance …   New idioms dictionary

• smooth ruffled feathers — smooth (someone s) ruffled feathers to try to make someone feel less angry or upset, especially after an argument. I spent the afternoon smoothing ruffled feathers and trying to convince people to give the talks another chance …   New idioms dictionary

• smooth (somebody's) ruffled feathers — smooth (sb s) ruffled ˈfeathers idiom to make sb feel less angry or offended Main entry: ↑smoothidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• smooth ruffled feathers — solve problems, make problems disappear …   English contemporary dictionary

• smooth someone's ruffled feathers — to try to make someone who feels offended less angry …   English dictionary

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• Ruffle — Ruf fle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruffling}.] [From {Ruff} a plaited collar, a drum beat, a tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle.] 1. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ruffling — Ruffle Ruf fle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruffled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruffling}.] [From {Ruff} a plaited collar, a drum beat, a tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle.] 1. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English