rumple
/'rʌmpl/
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Definition
Verb (transitive):
- To make something, especially fabric, hair, or a surface, less smooth by creating many small folds, creases, or wrinkles.
- To disturb the neatness or order of something.
Verb (intransitive):
- To become wrinkled, crumpled, or creased.
Usage and Examples
Transitive Verb:
- Be careful not to rumple your suit when you pack it.
- The wind rumpled her hair as she walked along the beach.
- He rumpled the bed sheets by lying on them.
Intransitive Verb:
- This new synthetic fabric is great; it doesn't rumple easily.
- The paper rumpled in his damp hand.
Advanced Usage
"to rumple someone's hair": To affectionately mess up someone's hair with your hand.
- His father rumpled his hair proudly after the game.
Used figuratively to describe disturbing a calm state.
- The scandal rumpled the smooth surface of the political campaign.
Variants and Related Words
- Rumpled (adjective): In a wrinkled or disordered state.
- He arrived looking rumpled and tired after the long flight.
Synonyms
- Crumple: To crush something, especially paper or fabric, so that it becomes full of folds.
- Wrinkle: To form small lines or folds, especially on skin or fabric.
- Crinkle: To form many small twists or folds, often producing a slight sound.
- Muss (up) (informal): To make something, especially hair, untidy.
- Dishevel: To make hair, clothes, or appearance untidy.
Phrasal Verbs
(This word is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions.)
Related Idioms
(There are no common idioms that center on the word "rumple".)
Verb
- become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
- This fabric won't wrinkle
- to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
- She puckered her lips
- disturb the smoothness of
- ruffle the surface of the water