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rumple

🇬🇧 UK/'rʌmpl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To make fabric or hair wrinkled, creased, or untidy.

弄皱，弄乱

n.

A wrinkle or crease in fabric or material.

皱纹，皱褶

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
rumpleother
=rumple

Common Collocations

  • 1.rumple someone's hair揉乱某人的头发
  • 2.rumpled suit皱巴巴的西装
  • 3.rumpled sheets皱乱的床单
  • 4.[rumpled appearance]邋遢的外表

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She rumpled his hair affectionately as he walked past.

  • 2.

    He slept so deeply that his suit was completely rumpled by morning.

  • 3.

    Don't sit on the bed — you'll rumple the freshly ironed sheets.

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