rumple

rum·ple

 (rŭm′pəl)

v. rum·pled, rum·pling, rum·ples

v.tr.

1. To wrinkle or form into folds or creases.

2. To make unkempt or untidy.

v.intr.

1. To become wrinkled or creased.

2. To become unkempt or untidy.

n.

An irregular or untidy crease.

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[Perhaps Dutch rompelen, from Middle Dutch rumpelen.]

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rum′ply adj.

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rumple

(ˈrʌmpəl)

vb

to make or become wrinkled, crumpled, ruffled, or dishevelled

n

a wrinkle, fold, or crease

[C17: from Middle Dutch rompelen; related to Old English gerumpen creased, wrinkled]

ˈrumply adj

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rum•ple

(ˈrʌm pəl)

v. -pled, -pling,
n. v.t.

1. to crumple into wrinkles.

2. to tousle: The wind rumpled her hair.

v.i.

3. to become wrinkled or crumpled.

n.

4. a wrinkle or crease.

[1595–1605; < Dutch rompelen (v.), rompel (n.)]

rum′ply, adj. -pli•er, -pli•est.

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rumple

Past participle: rumpled
Gerund: rumpling

Imperative

rumple

rumple

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	rumple - disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water" ruffle up, mess up, ruffle disarrange - destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"
	2.	rumple - to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" pucker, cockle, crumple, knit draw - contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch up, wrinkle, scrunch - make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
	3.	rumple - become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle" crinkle, crumple, wrinkle, crease fold up, fold - become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy"

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rumple

verb ruffle, crush, disorder, dishevel, wrinkle, crease, crumple, screw up, mess up, pucker, crinkle, scrunch, tousle, derange I leaned forward to rumple his hair.

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rumple

verb

1. To make irregular folds in, especially by pressing or twisting:

crease, crimp, crinkle, crumple, rimple, wrinkle.

2. To put (the hair or clothes) into a state of disarray:

disarrange, dishevel, disorder, mess (up), muss (up), tousle.

noun

A line or an arrangement made by the doubling of one part over another:

crease, crimp, crinkle, crumple, fold, pleat, plica, plication, pucker, rimple, ruck, wrinkle.

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Translations

froisser

scompigliare

verkreukelen

сминать

rumple

[ˈrʌmpl] VT → arrugar; [+ hair] → despeinar

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rumple

vt (also rumple up) clothes, paper → zerknittern; hair → verwuscheln, zerzausen

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rumple

[ˈrʌmpl] vt (clothes) → spiegazzare, sgualcire; (hair) → arruffare, scompigliare

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