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rumple.

To make wrinkled, particularly fabric.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɹʌmpəl/
  1. To make wrinkled, particularly fabric.

    transitive
    I'll rumple my bedsheets so it looks like I was here last night.
  2. To muss; to tousle.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English rimplen (“to become wrinkled”). Compare German rumpeln (“to din, to make the welkin ring”) and Dutch rommelen (“to rumble”).

noun/ˈɹʌmpəl/
  1. A wrinkle.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English rimplen (“to become wrinkled”). Compare German rumpeln (“to din, to make the welkin ring”) and Dutch rommelen (“to rumble”).

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