Meaning

1 senses

  1. To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.

Examples

6 sentences

  1. Tom is a ruffian.

    ruТом хулиган. — odexed

    deTom ist ein Rabauke. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Tom was roughed up by ruffians.

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  3. I want you to stop hanging around with those ruffians.

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  4. He is a ruffian.

    deEr ist ein Rabauke. — Waldelfe

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  5. A ruffian's pistol went off.

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Origin

From Middle French rufian, from Italian ruffiano (“pimp”).

From Middle French rufian, from Italian ruffiano (“pimp”).

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Forms

ruffians, ruffianing, ruffianed, ruffianed
Base formruffian · to ruffian
3rd person singularruffians
Present participleruffianing
Past simpleruffianed
Past participleruffianed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyruffian
he, she, itruffians

Past simpleLesson

all personsruffianed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ruffianed
he, she, ithas ruffianed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ruffian

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ruefulruffrufflerugB2
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