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/təˈɹʌfəl/ · verb
(transitive, archaic) To ruffle excessively, to the degree of causing something to lose its proper form or shape; ruffle up..
She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings / That in the various bustle of resort / Were all toruffl'd, and sometimes impair'd.
Use toruffle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Toruffle means (transitive, archaic) To ruffle excessively, to the degree of causing something to lose its proper form or shape; ruffle up..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings / That in the various bustle of resort / Were all toruffl'd, and sometimes impair'd.
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