rumple

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to make hair, fabric, or another surface untidy with wrinkles, folds, or creases

   He rumpled the child's hair as he passed.

2. 2
   verb

   to become wrinkled, creased, or untidy

   The linen will rumple if it remains packed in the case.

From Middle English rimplen or a closely related Germanic form meaning 'to wrinkle.' The modern word applies the idea of small folds to cloth, hair, and other surfaces.

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