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rumple
[ ruhm-puhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to crumple or crush into wrinkles:
to rumple a sheet of paper.
- to ruffle; tousle (sometimes followed by up ):
The wind rumpled her hair.
verb (used without object)
- to become wrinkled or crumpled:
Tissue rumples easily.
noun
- a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.
rumple
/ ˈrʌmpəl /
verb
- to make or become wrinkled, crumpled, ruffled, or dishevelled
noun
- a wrinkle, fold, or crease
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Derived Forms
- ˈrumply, adjective
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Other Words From
- un·rumpled adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rumple1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rumple1
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Example Sentences
Indeed, with his innocent eyes and rumple of dark curly hair, he did.
Mrs. Aymer laid down her knitting, and came forward to rumple her John's hair affectionately, and deposit a kiss on his forehead.
Do not rumple that dainty lace pillow-sham, nor strew your clothing over every chair and sofa, to the irritation of the mistress.
I should have had to rumple it all up bringing it home, and I don't believe I'd had a chance to wear it.
I was goin' t' warn you to rumple up your hair a little so you wouldn't feel overdressed w'en you got there.
"It is not the woman at all," here Rumple waved the old jacket with a tragic air.
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