tou·sle (tou z l, -sl)tr.v. tou·sled, tou·sling, tou·sles To disarrange or rumple; dishevel. n. A disheveled mass, as of hair. [Middle English touselen, frequentative of tousen, to pull roughly.] |
tousle [ˈtaʊzəl]
vb (tr)
1. to tangle, ruffle, or disarrange
2. to treat roughly
n
1. a disorderly, tangled, or rumpled state
2. a dishevelled or disordered mass, esp of hair
[from Low German tūsen to shake; related to Old High German zirzūsōn to tear to pieces]
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| Verb | 1. |  tousle - disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair"disarrange - destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk" |
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