Muffling vs Ruffling - What's the difference?
muffling | ruffling |
(mostly, in the plural) That which muffles; heavy clothing.
* 1839 , Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art (volume 37, page 220)
The action of the verb ruffle
{{quote-Fanny Hill, part=3
, Late in the morning I wak'd first; and observing my lover slept profoundly, softly disengag'd myself from his arms, scarcely daring to breathe for fear of shortening his repose; my cap, my hair, my shift, were all in disorder from the rufflings I had undergone}}
As verbs the difference between muffling and ruffling
is that muffling is present participle of muffle while ruffling is present participle of lang=en.As nouns the difference between muffling and ruffling
is that muffling is that which muffles; heavy clothing while ruffling is the action of the verb rufflemuffling
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- It was not until he had ascertained that all his mufflings were adjusted, and his coat-collar brought as near his hat as was consistent with leaving any of his face out