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rumpling

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Main Entry:
2rumple
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
rum·pled; rum·pling Listen to the pronunciation of rumpling \-p(ə-)liŋ\
Etymology:
Dutch rompelen; akin to Old High German rimpfan to wrinkle
Date:
1603
transitive verb 1 : wrinkle, crumple 2 : to make unkempt : tousle intransitive verb : to become rumpled
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