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adjective
- 1. creased, ruffled, or dishevelled in appearance: "a rumpled bed"
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RUMPLED definition: 1. creased (= not smooth) and untidy: 2. creased (= not smooth) and messy: . Learn more.
to make something become creased (= not smooth) or untidy: You'll rumple your jacket if you don't hang it up properly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making things more or less smooth or straight. bunch (something) up. coarsening. collapse. creased. crinkle. folding. furl. grooming. interfold. isolator. pucker. sandpaper. screw.
1. : wrinkle, crumple. 2. : to make unkempt : tousle. intransitive verb. : to become rumpled. Synonyms. Verb. crinkle. crumple. scrunch. wrinkle. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of rumple in a Sentence. Verb He rumpled her hair affectionately. the guest rumpled the antique bedspread by lying down on it.
rumpled in British English. (ˈrʌmpəld ) adjective. wrinkled, crumpled, ruffled, or dishevelled. He had not shaved and his clothes were rumpled. a sprawl of white, rumpled sheets. He arrived, somewhat rumpled and unshaven. He came downstairs, his hair still rumpled from sleep. Collins English Dictionary.
Define rumpled. rumpled synonyms, rumpled pronunciation, rumpled translation, English dictionary definition of rumpled. v. rum·pled , rum·pling , rum·ples v. tr. 1. To wrinkle or form into folds or creases. 2. To make unkempt or untidy. v. intr. 1. To become wrinkled or...
verb (used with object) , rum·pled, rum·pling. to crumple or crush into wrinkles: to rumple a sheet of paper. Synonyms: muss, crease, wrinkle. to ruffle; tousle (sometimes followed by up ): The wind rumpled her hair.
Anything wrinkled or disheveled is rumpled. Unless you make your bed neatly in the morning, your blankets will still be rumpled when you climb in at bedtime. You'll make a better impression at a job interview if you wear crisp pants and an ironed shirt than if you show up in a rumpled suit.
Definition of rumple verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
rumple. (rʌmpəl ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense rumples , present participle rumpling , past tense, past participle rumpled. verb. If you rumple someone's hair, you move your hand backwards and forwards through it as your way of showing affection to them.
RUMPLED meaning: 1. creased (= not smooth) and untidy: 2. creased (= not smooth) and messy: . Learn more.
