rumple

rum·ple  (rmpl)

v. rum·pled, rum·pling, rum·ples

v.tr.

To wrinkle or form into folds or creases.

v.intr.

To become wrinkled or creased.

n.

An irregular or untidy crease.

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[Perhaps Dutch rompelen, from Middle Dutch rumpelen.]

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rumply adj.

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rumple [ˈrʌmp^əl]

vb

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

n

a wrinkle, fold, or crease

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

rumply  adj

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.

Translations

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

rumple

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

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

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