verb
rumple
RUHM-puhl
verb
1
To crease or crumple something, especially cloth or hair.
"She rumpled his hair affectionately as she walked past."
"The shirt got rumpled from being stuffed in the bag."
noun
1
A wrinkle or crease.
"There was a rumple in the bedsheet that kept him awake."
How to Use Rumple
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo crease or muss something up, like fabric or hair.
Common pairings
rumpled clothes
rumple someone's hair
a rumpled bed
Word Forms
rumpled past tense, rumples plural, Rumples plural, rumples singular
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Etymology
From Middle English rimplen, "to become wrinkled" — related to German rumpeln ("to rumble, clatter").