rumple (redirected from rumpling)

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