unruffle en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + ruffle.
Meanings
- (transitive) To remove ruffles from; to make smooth.
- (transitive) To calm or soothe (a person).
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(intransitive) To calm down.
[The old man] stood grinning like a gnome, obviously delighted to watch me flush and ruffle and then gradually unflush and unruffle.
2000, Robert Grant, The Gift of Lack: Short Stories and Other Writings, page 73:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unruffled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unruffled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unruffling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unruffles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |