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▸ noun: Disturbance; agitation; commotion.
▸ noun: (military) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
▸ noun: (zoology) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.
▸ verb: (transitive) To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.
▸ verb: (transitive) To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.
▸ verb: To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
▸ verb: To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
▸ verb: (military) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
▸ verb: To throw together in a disorderly manner.
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