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as in to crumple
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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as in to disrupt
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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Recent Examples of rumple
It was returned to me with its chiffon over-layer in shreds and my previously thriving silk buds were rumpled, drooping, and wilted—like a flower bed dug up by the neighbor’s dog.
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 20 July 2024
Hôtel Le Garage: A chic, intimate property that has helped transform a quiet nook of the city into a magnet for the cosmopolitan and artfully rumpled.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
For in-person meetings, disorganization looks like this: Carrying too much, shuffling papers, reaching into your bag repeatedly for various things, or looking rumpled like a television detective.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2024
Soon after, Trump walked into the lobby, slightly rumpled, in a long black coat and a white shirt with a few buttons undone.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 20 July 2024
Hôtel Le Garage: A chic, intimate property that has helped transform a quiet nook of the city into a magnet for the cosmopolitan and artfully rumpled.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
For in-person meetings, disorganization looks like this: Carrying too much, shuffling papers, reaching into your bag repeatedly for various things, or looking rumpled like a television detective.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2024
Soon after, Trump walked into the lobby, slightly rumpled, in a long black coat and a white shirt with a few buttons undone.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumple
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Something similar might be happening in Tibet today as the tectonic plate carrying India rams into that of Asia and crumples the crust against the Tibetan plateau.—
Alexandra Witze,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Apr. 2025
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Photos from the scene showed the maroon car crumpled.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Traditional linen pants typically wrinkle easily, but according to several reviewers, this pair made from linen and cotton — the perfect combo for breezy summer pants — do not.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2025
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Nessa wrinkles her nose when Elphie wheels her closer.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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Comments The Four Seasons is an eight-episode Netflix series about middle-aged married couples whose dynamic is disrupted by a divorce in their midst.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
3 May 2025
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The Red Sox appear uncertain if adding another change to his routine would disrupt his rhythm at the plate.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Then, scrunch mousse in, coating the hair from the roots to ends.—
Natasha Marsh,
Allure,
7 Apr. 2025
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As Chelsea, Wood widens her eyes and slants her eyebrows up when confused, bares her teeth and scrunches her whole face in terror, and barely contains her smile when smitten.—
Ashliene McMenamy,
Allure,
8 Apr. 2025
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The end result was a physical prop capable of 150 different movements, including extending his neck even longer, furrowing his brow, and wrinkling his nose.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2025
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But present those two comments to Beamer, and his brow furrows.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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In recent months though, and as the weather’s picked up, another style of jeans has been shuffling their way onto our moodboards.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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No more shuffling through your wallet for cash or a credit card.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Plus, the rear seats can be folded flat from the back.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The ballets are folded, placed on a round plate and then slid into an urn.—
Maria Pasquini,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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From his ridgeline property, the frame is Los Angeles itself: first the Holmby treetops, then the Santa Monica crease and finally the cobalt coast.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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What to Consider The toe area creases a bit with wear.—
Hillary Maglin,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Rumple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumple. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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