unruffle

verb — 3 senses

unruffle

verb

Etymology From un- + ruffle.

1

To remove ruffles from; to make smooth.

2

To calm or soothe (a person).

3

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:

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