"ruffle feathers" meaning in English

See ruffle feathers in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: ruffles feathers [present, singular, third-person], ruffling feathers [participle, present], ruffled feathers [participle, past], ruffled feathers [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<>|head=~feather􂀿s:􂁀}} ruffle feathers (third-person singular simple present ruffles feathers, present participle ruffling feathers, simple past and past participle ruffled feathers)
  1. Alternative form of ruffle some feathers. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ruffle some feathers
    Sense id: en-ruffle_feathers-en-verb-wpYfLMdq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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