rumples

verb

Definition of rumplesnext
present tense third-person singular of rumple
1
as in crumples
to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in the guest rumpled the antique bedspread by lying down on it

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2
as in furrows
to develop creases or folds the linen skirt rumpled as soon as she started wearing it

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3
as in disrupts
to undo the proper order or arrangement of the aunt would invariably rumple the little boy's hair whenever she came to visit

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