English → Latin
“ruffle” in Latin
turbōto disturb, unsettle, agitate, perturb; to upsetperturbōto confuse; to disturb or perturb, trouble or alarmagitōto act, behave, do, or make persistently or unremittingly; to put something in motion, drive, impel; drive by rowing, roinhorrēscōto begin to bristle (up); one's hair starts to stand on end; to start to quiver, tremble or shudder (at)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ruffle v.
turbare: perturbare: agitare (of things, or of the mind): molestia afficere (of the mind): auster disturbat freta (ruffles, agitates, Sen., Hippol., 1011). To ruffle their feathers, inhorrescere (as a hen, when she has laid an egg). Vid: also, AGITATE.
ruffle s.
*limbus manicae praefixus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ruffle?
- The usual Latin words for “ruffle” are turbō, perturbō, agitō; also inhorrēscō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.