Meaning of "kerfuffle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KERFUFFLE

From Scottish curfuffle, carfuffle, from Scottish Gaelic car twist, turn + fuffle to disarrange.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF KERFUFFLE

kerfuffle  [kəˈfʌfəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KERFUFFLE

Kerfuffle is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb kerfuffle in English.

WHAT DOES KERFUFFLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kerfuffle

Kerfuffle were a four-piece English folk band, originally formed in 2001 around the East Midlands and South Yorkshire regions of the UK, initially comprising Hannah James, Sam Sweeney, Chris Thornton-Smith and Tom Sweeney. Thornton-Smith was replaced by Jamie Roberts in 2007. Kerfuffle disbanded in August 2010. The word kerfuffle is originally from Scots carfuffle meaning disturbance, commotion, or fuss.

Definition of kerfuffle in the English dictionary

The definition of kerfuffle in the dictionary is commotion; disorder; agitation. Other definition of kerfuffle is to put into disorder or disarray; ruffle or disarrange.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KERFUFFLE

PRESENT

Present

I kerfuffle

you kerfuffle

he/she/it kerfuffles

we kerfuffle

you kerfuffle

they kerfuffle

Present continuous

I am kerfuffling

you are kerfuffling

he/she/it is kerfuffling

we are kerfuffling

you are kerfuffling

they are kerfuffling

Present perfect

I have kerfuffled

you have kerfuffled

he/she/it has kerfuffled

we have kerfuffled

you have kerfuffled

they have kerfuffled

Present perfect continuous

I have been kerfuffling

you have been kerfuffling

he/she/it has been kerfuffling

we have been kerfuffling

you have been kerfuffling

they have been kerfuffling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I kerfuffled

you kerfuffled

he/she/it kerfuffled

we kerfuffled

you kerfuffled

they kerfuffled

Past continuous

I was kerfuffling

you were kerfuffling

he/she/it was kerfuffling

we were kerfuffling

you were kerfuffling

they were kerfuffling

Past perfect

I had kerfuffled

you had kerfuffled

he/she/it had kerfuffled

we had kerfuffled

you had kerfuffled

they had kerfuffled

Past perfect continuous

I had been kerfuffling

you had been kerfuffling

he/she/it had been kerfuffling

we had been kerfuffling

you had been kerfuffling

they had been kerfuffling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will kerfuffle

you will kerfuffle

he/she/it will kerfuffle

we will kerfuffle

you will kerfuffle

they will kerfuffle

Future continuous

I will be kerfuffling

you will be kerfuffling

he/she/it will be kerfuffling

we will be kerfuffling

you will be kerfuffling

they will be kerfuffling

Future perfect

I will have kerfuffled

you will have kerfuffled

he/she/it will have kerfuffled

we will have kerfuffled

you will have kerfuffled

they will have kerfuffled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been kerfuffling

you will have been kerfuffling

he/she/it will have been kerfuffling

we will have been kerfuffling

you will have been kerfuffling

they will have been kerfuffling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would kerfuffle

you would kerfuffle

he/she/it would kerfuffle

we would kerfuffle

you would kerfuffle

they would kerfuffle

Conditional continuous

I would be kerfuffling

you would be kerfuffling

he/she/it would be kerfuffling

we would be kerfuffling

you would be kerfuffling

they would be kerfuffling

Conditional perfect

I would have kerfuffle

you would have kerfuffle

he/she/it would have kerfuffle

we would have kerfuffle

you would have kerfuffle

they would have kerfuffle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been kerfuffling

you would have been kerfuffling

he/she/it would have been kerfuffling

we would have been kerfuffling

you would have been kerfuffling

they would have been kerfuffling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you kerfuffle
we let´s kerfuffle
you kerfuffle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to kerfuffle

Past participle

kerfuffled

Present Participle

kerfuffling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF KERFUFFLE

Find out the translation of kerfuffle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of kerfuffle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kerfuffle» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 中央情报局（CIA）
• Translator English - Spanish: kerfuffle
• English: kerfuffle
• Translator English - Hindi: kerfuffle
• Translator English - Arabic: مشاجرة
• Translator English - Russian: суматоха
• Translator English - Portuguese: Comoção
• Translator English - Bengali: হট্টগোল
• Translator English - French: désordre
• Translator English - Malay: Kerfuffle
• Translator English - German: Balgerei
• Translator English - Japanese: 騒動
• Translator English - Korean: 소동
• Translator English - Javanese: Kerfuffle
• Translator English - Vietnamese: náo nhiệt
• Translator English - Tamil: kerfuffle
• Translator English - Marathi: केरफफले
• Translator English - Turkish: velvele
• Translator English - Italian: kerfuffle
• Translator English - Polish: kerfuffle
• Translator English - Ukrainian: метушня
• Translator English - Romanian: zăpăceală
• Translator English - Greek: kerfuffle
• Translator English - Afrikaans: opschudding
• Translator English - Swedish: kerfuffle
• Translator English - Norwegian: kerfuffle

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KERFUFFLE»

Discover the use of kerfuffle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kerfuffle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Jasper and Abby and the Great Australia Day Kerfuffle

Jasper the cat and Abby the dog work together to save the day during the big Australia Day festivities.

Kevin Rudd, Rhys Muldoon, 2010

Penny Dreadful Causes a Kerfuffle

Penny Dreadful is a magnet for disaster. Get ready for a taste of destruction with Penny's third side-splitting trio of troublesome tales - she's a national treasure in the making.

Joanna Nadin, 2012

Bitsy Brannigan and the Dust-Ruffle Kerfuffle

Nope, that's not it. Could it be that she is having nightmares? Nope, it's not that either. What could it be that is keeping Bitsy awake at night? Read "Bitsy Brannigan and the Dust-Ruffle Kerfuffle" to find out.

J. C. Long, 2013

Wedding Planning For Dummies

Marcy Blum. If the bride's parents are divorced, both are remarried, and all are sponsoring the wedding: requestthe honour ofyourpresence atthe marriage of Mrs. Harglow andMr. Kerfuffle's daughter Ida Hortense Kerfuffle . . . The names of the ...

Marcy Blum, 2012

Kerfuffle in Corinth: A Series of Six Studies on Paul's ...

In 1992, Nigel Watson contributed a commentary on 1 Corinthians to the Epworth Series. The book sold out, and is currently being reprinted in a revised edition.

Nigel Watson, Nigel Watson, 2005

Is That True Or Did You Make It Up?: Cosmic Ruminations from ...

Greup. Seeks. to. Halt. Abuse. of. “Kerfuffle”. by. Nwspapeps. A media watchdog group mounted roving picket lines across midtown Manhattan during morning rush hour yesterday to protest the use of the word kerfuffie in a headline in The Wall ...

Bill Stockton, 2004

Ouch! ePub eBook

A. BIT. OF. A. KERFUFFLE. “Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don 't want their illusions destroyed.” Friedrich Nietzsche Remember in Chapter 1 we saw how money is created ...

Paul Knott, 2012

A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

1970). kerfuffle valve. 'An imaginary valve supposed to be at risk when one lifts heavy weights' (BR, 1977): Aus.: later C.20. kernel of the nuts. See k-nut and filbert. kero. Kerosene: Aus.: since ca. 1920. (B.P.) P.B.: and Brit., where the stuff ...

Eric Partridge, 2006

The Book I Won't be Writing and Other Essays

JL-/o you know what a kerfuffle is? I hadn't heard the word until I came across it in The Times of India a couple of weeks ago. A report on the front page of the newspaper said: Though the Rajya Sabha debate was on the internal security ...

H. Y. Sharada Prasad, 2003

Wordcatcher: An Odyssey into the World of Weird and ...

kerfuffle An outburst, a commotion, a tempest in a tumult. Though the word is usually designated as obscure and unknown, a riffle through a Scottish dictionary reveals that it is an adaptation of carfuffle, derived from Scots car, which comes ...

Phil Cousineau, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KERFUFFLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kerfuffle is used in the context of the following news items.

Long-running dispute between first volunteer of Civil War is settled …

The kerfuffle takes on heightened significance because Gov. Alexander Ramsey was in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, April 14, 1861 — the day ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»

'Look of Silence' documentary plumbs 'abyss of fear and guilt' in …

Oppenheimer asks, pointing to the similarity (in kind if not degree) between today's heated American kerfuffle over the rebel flag and what his ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»

Jane Fishman: Nothing but time to find inner resources - Savannah …

And don't ask me for any insight on the most recent Ben Affleck kerfuffle, despite my deepest research.) No, for my deep and resourceful mind, ... «Savannah Morning News, Jul 15»

Bits and Bytes: Reddit freakout spotlights its dark corners - Tulsa World

It's tempting to dismiss this as another Internet kerfuffle that is meaningless to anyone who isn't invested in some obscure, dense scandal. «Tulsa World, Jul 15»

Spectator competition: a lecherous poet gets his come-uppance …

Given the kerfuffle caused by the recent publication of Craig Raine's 'Gatwick' in the London Review of Books, I thought it might be interesting ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»

Target's Breastfeeding Policy Is Getting A Lot Of Attention This Week …

You see, there was a bit of a kerfuffle a few years back when an employee asked a nursing mother to cover up. But a copy of Target's breastfeeding policy has ... «Bustle, Jul 15»

Viewers left as pawns in cable kerfuffle : Go&Do: Entertainment in …

Mediacom customers in the Quad-Cities and Clinton will turn to Ch. 6 or 706 this morning and either see a weekend edition of the "Today" show ... «Quad City Times, Jul 15»

Jury drama at Formula Kite World Championships >> Scuttlebutt …

“I'm tired but happy,” said Bridge, 17, after four taxing races, but long before the jury room kerfuffle. “I'm still making some mistakes: some on the ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»

Outlaws stand tall

... horse stealing, a charge which was later proven to be unfounded, but none-the-less ended in a kerfuffle of accusations, mobs and a stabbing. «Duncan Banner, Jul 15»

Conservatives think the IRS may go after gay marriage opponents …

The kerfuffle started with a brief exchange back in April, when the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the same-sex marriage case. «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»