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单词 rumpling
释义

rumple

1 of 2

noun

rum·​ple ˈrəm-pəl How to pronounce rumple (audio)
: fold, wrinkle

rumple

2 of 2

verb

rumpled; rumpling ˈrəm-p(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce rumple (audio)

transitive verb

1
: wrinkle, crumple
2
: to make unkempt : tousle

intransitive verb

: to become rumpled

Synonyms

Verb

  • crinkle
  • crumple
  • scrunch
  • wrinkle
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Example Sentences

Verb He rumpled her hair affectionately. the guest rumpled the antique bedspread by lying down on it
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. Stephen O’connor, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. Stephen O’connor, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. Stephen O’connor, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 The sleeves of her green satin gown are rolled up at her wrists, and its skirt rumples against the polished floor. Stephen O’connor, Harper's magazine, 20 Jan. 2020 The front-runner to be the next British prime minister, Boris Johnson, is barnstorming across the countryside, campaigning on his Latin-quoting, rumple-suited, Oxford-educated, optimistic, populist Englishness. Washington Post, 6 July 2019 The end of Chasm 1 is currently about 2.5 miles away from the ice rumples. National Geographic, 25 Mar. 2019 The rumples form when the bottom of the ice shelf, which flows downhill toward the ocean like very slow putty, runs up against an underwater ridge. National Geographic, 25 Mar. 2019 Or Liz Taylor, whose luxe rumple of espresso curls had all the drama of her famous violet eyes. Sophie Schulte-hillen, Vogue, 28 July 2018
Verb
Anthony’s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled, put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2020 Anthony’s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled, put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2020 Anthony’s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled, put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2020 It was returned to me with its chiffon over-layer in shreds and my previously thriving silk buds were rumpled, drooping, and wilted—like a flower bed dug up by the neighbor’s dog. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2020 Anthony’s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled, put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2020 Anthony’s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled, put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2020 Anthony’s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled, put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2020 Anthony’s lawyer, Marty Lumetta (Richard Schiff, the picture of rumpled, put-upon frustration), has also worked too many of these cases to be optimistic. Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Dutch rompelen; akin to Old High German rimpfan to wrinkle

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1513, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1593, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

rumple

verb

rum·​ple ˈrəm-pəl How to pronounce rumple (audio)
rumpled; rumpling
: to make (something) messy or wrinkled

rumpling

verb

present participle of rumple
1
as in crumpling
to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in the guest rumpled the antique bedspread by lying down on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • crumpling
  • scrunching
  • wrinkling
  • folding
  • crinkling
  • creasing
  • ruffling
  • puckering
  • corrugating
  • rippling
  • furrowing
  • crisping
  • pleating
  • rucking
  • crimping
  • knitting
  • contracting
  • mussing (up)
  • messing (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • flattening
  • smoothing
  • straightening
  • ironing
  • pressing
  • evening
  • ironing out
  • smoothening
  • uncrumpling
  • unfolding
  • tidying
  • neatening
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2
as in wrinkling
to develop creases or folds the linen skirt rumpled as soon as she started wearing it

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • wrinkling
  • creasing
  • furrowing
  • folding
  • crumpling
  • crinkling
  • doubling
  • collapsing
3
as in disrupting
to undo the proper order or arrangement of the aunt would invariably rumple the little boy's hair whenever she came to visit

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • disrupting
  • shuffling
  • mussing
  • tousling
  • disturbing
  • confusing
  • disarranging
  • disordering
  • disorganizing
  • tumbling
  • jumbling
  • deranging
  • disjointing
  • snarling
  • upsetting
  • dislocating
  • scrambling
  • muddling
  • tangling
  • dishevelling
  • disheveling
  • discomposing
  • hashing
  • disarraying
  • perturbing
  • embroiling
  • unsettling
  • entangling
  • cluttering
  • mixing (up)
  • agitating
  • messing (up)
  • stirring (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • arranging
  • disposing
  • organizing
  • regulating
  • tidying
  • ordering
  • ranging
  • lining
  • alining
  • arraying
  • marshaling
  • aligning
  • marshalling
  • adjusting
  • queueing
  • straightening (up)
  • classifying
  • fixing
  • drawing up
  • lining up
  • systematizing
  • codifying
  • grooming
  • queuing
  • making up
  • methodizing
  • systemizing
  • sprucing (up)
  • unscrambling
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