rumple

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English

Etymology

From Middle English rimplen (“to become wrinkled”). Compare German rumpeln (“to din, to make the welkin ring”) and Dutch rommelen (“to rumble”).

Pronunciation

Verb

rumple (third-person singular simple present rumples, present participle rumpling, simple past and past participle rumpled)

  1. (transitive) To make wrinkled, particularly fabric.
    I'll rumple my bedsheets so it looks like I was here last night.
  2. (transitive) To muss; to tousle.

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Translations

Noun

rumple (plural rumples)

  1. A wrinkle.

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Scots

Etymology

rump (“rump”) +‎ -le

Noun

rumple (plural rumples)

  1. diminutive of rump
  2. (anatomy) rump, tail, haunches, buttocks, seat

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