Wind ruffles feathers.

Meaning: This means that the wind is causing the bird's feathers to move or become disarranged. It's like saying, The wind is making the bird's feathers move around.

Choice of Words: Wind is the movement of air relative to the surface of the Earth. Ruffles is a verb that means to disturb or disarrange something. Feathers are the light, flexible structures that cover the bodies of birds and help them to fly.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Feathers protected chicks from cold wind.
• Wind blew softly through feathers.
• Feathers dance on wind's gentle breath.
• It felt the wind rush against its feathers.
• The feathers fluttered in the gentle wind.
• Feathers ruffled in the wind.
• The wind blew through the feathers.
• Feathers catch wind.
• The bird had colorful feathers.
• Snowflakes fall like feathers.