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tousle
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1tou·sle

transitive verb \ˈtau̇-zəl, -səl\
tou·sledtou·sling \ˈtau̇z-liŋ, ˈtau̇s-; ˈtau̇-zə-, -sə-\

Definition of TOUSLE

: dishevel, rumple <tousled hair>

Examples of TOUSLE

  1. She tousled the little boy's hair.
  2. <his grandfather would always tousle the boy's neatly combed hair>

Origin of TOUSLE

Middle English touselen, frequentative of -tousen
First Known Use: 15th century

Related to TOUSLE

Synonyms
confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, disorder, tumble, upset
Antonyms
arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

Rhymes with TOUSLE

housel, spousal

2tou·sle

noun \ˈtau̇-zəl, 1 is also ˈtü-\

Definition of TOUSLE

1
Scottish : rough dalliance : tussle
2
: a tangled mass (as of hair)

First Known Use of TOUSLE

1788

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