Synonyms for rumpled
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ruhm-puhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrʌm pəl |
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Définition of rumpled
Origin :- c.1600, possibly a variant of rimple "to wrinkle" (c.1400), from Old English hrympel "wrinkle" (possibly influenced by Middle Dutch rumpelen), related to Old English hrimpan "to fold, wrinkle" (see ramp (v.)). Related: Rumpled; rumpling. As a noun from c.1500.
- verb crush, wrinkle
- "Take it," said Olivo to Teresina, smoothing her rumpled hair.
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- She might have rumpled or soiled it, and so feared discovery.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- There was little to be seen of Meg save her rumpled, hatless head.
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- All was there, not a leaf missing, though some rumpled and soiled.
- Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
- The little maid smoothed the rumpled feathers this way and that.
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- He changed his rumpled attire and wandered despondently to the street.
- Extract from : « Pygmalion's Spectacles » by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
- Then she put her hands to her face, her fingers making a rumpled mess of her hair.
- Extract from : « Millennium » by Everett B. Cole
- There she lay at the end of her tether, with extended wings, bitten and rumpled.
- Extract from : « Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers » by John Burroughs
- He rumpled his hair wildly, "'Orrid obstinate these goddesses are," he thought.
- Extract from : « The Tinted Venus » by F. Anstey
- The coachman lifted his rumpled head and stared at her with bloodshot eyes.
- Extract from : « Jewel » by Clara Louise Burnham
Antonyms for rumpled
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