tousle
or tou·zle
to disorder or dishevel: The wind tousled our hair.
to handle roughly.
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
a disordered, disheveled, or tangled condition.
Origin of tousle
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How to use tousle in a sentence
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New App, SkinneePix, Promises to Shave 15 Pounds Off Your Selfies | Charlotte Lytton | April 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRecoil in horror as he allows The View ladies to tousle his formidable mane!
Franz greeted Jean's pretty young wife and his three tousle-topped children and seated himself opposite Jean at the family table.
Rescue Dog of the High Pass | James Arthur KjelgaardA tousle-headed girl-child in rompers which she was too big for, pointed me Baxter's house, the largest in the community.
Tramping on Life | Harry KempYet there looked little to pity in this jolly, rocking lad with the tousle of light hair and fresh, rosy countenance.
Bob, Son of Battle | Alfred Ollivant
The next instant a tousle-headed boy with eyes ablaze was at her side working her hands like pump-handles.
The Promise | James B. HendryxNext to him sat Tuesday, the tousle-headed Gogol, a man more obviously mad.
The Man Who Was Thursday | G. K. Chesterton
British Dictionary definitions for tousle
/ (ˈtaʊzəl) /
to tangle, ruffle, or disarrange
to treat roughly
a disorderly, tangled, or rumpled state
a dishevelled or disordered mass, esp of hair
Origin of tousle
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