tousle (redirected from tousling)

tou·sle  (touzl, -sl)

tr.v. tou·sled, tou·sling, tou·sles

To disarrange or rumple; dishevel.

n.

A disheveled mass, as of hair.

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[Middle English touselen, frequentative of tousen, to pull roughly.]

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tousle [ˈtaʊz^əl]

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]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

tousle - disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair" dishevel, tangle disarrange - destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"

Translations

tousle [ˈtaʊzl] VT → ajar, desarreglar; [+ hair] → despeinar

tousle

vt hair → zerzausen; (affectionately also) → zausen