ruffling
91ruffle — ruf|fle1 [ rʌfl ] verb transitive 1. ) to move something so that it is no longer smooth or even: Don t ruffle the tablecloth I just ironed it. a ) to touch someone s hair in a friendly way: She kissed him on the forehead and ruffled his hair. b ) …
92horror — (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. horror (12c., Mod.Fr. horreur) and directly from L. horror dread, veneration, religious awe, a figurative use, lit. a shaking, trembling, shudder, chill, from horrere to bristle with fear, shudder, from PIE root *ghers …
93ruffle — {{11}}ruffle (n.) ornamental frill, 1707, from RUFFLE (Cf. ruffle) (v.). {{12}}ruffle (v.) c.1300, to disturb the smoothness of, perhaps from O.N. hrufla to scratch, or Low Ger. ruffelen to wrinkle, curl, both of unknown origin. Meaning… …
94catdention — The spot left on the bed where the cat has been sleeping. I don t like it when the cat sleeps on the bed, sheds, and leaves catdentions, ruffling the covers …
95catdention — The spot left on the bed where the cat has been sleeping. I don t like it when the cat sleeps on the bed, sheds, and leaves catdentions, ruffling the covers …
96ripple — I. v. n. Purl. II. v. a. Fret, dimple, curl. III. n. Rimple, undulation, little wave, fretting, ruffling (of water) …
97annoyance — n 1. irritant, nuisance, bother, pest, bur, thorn in the side or flesh, pea in the shoe, salt in the wound, Inf. headache, Inf. pain, Sl. pain in the neck or rear, Sl. hassle; trouble, problem, affliction; trial, ordeal, tribulation; weight, load …
98annoying — adj 1. bothersome, pestering, Inf. pesky, Inf. pestiferous, vexatious; troublesome, troubling, thorny, fretful, worrisome, worrying, Dial. plaguy; hectoring, harassing, hounding, dogging, nagging, tormenting. 2. nettlesome, nettling, irritating,… …
99exacerbation — n 1. aggravation, intensification, heightening, deepening, sharpening, worsening. 2. embittering, envenoming, acerbating, galling, rankling, souring, poisoning. 3. exasperation, exasperating, ruffling, chafing, putting out; angering, infuriating …
100provocative — I Sl. shot in the arm; stimulation, animation, invigoration, motivation, galvanization, inspiration, vivification, rallying, enlivening, livening up, awakening, waking up, shaking up, reviving; promotion, lurtherance, advancement, advance;… …
