TOUSLE

tousle, dishevel, tangle

(verb) disarrange or rumple; dishevel; “The strong wind tousled my hair”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

tousle (third-person singular simple present tousles, present participle tousling, simple past and past participle tousled)

To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse; to muss.

Noun

tousle (plural tousles)

The action of ruffling or setting in disorder.

Anagrams

• lutose, solute, tousel

Source: Wiktionary


Tou"sle, v. t. Etym: [Freq. of touse. Cf.Tossle.]

Definition: To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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