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- DictionaryTou·sle/ˈtouzəl/
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- 1. make (a person's hair) untidy: "I tousled his wispy silver hair"
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Definitions of 'tousle' 1. to disorder, dishevel, muss, rumple, etc. [...] 2. a tousled condition, mass of hair, etc. [...] More. Conjugations of 'tousle' present simple: I tousle, you tousle [...] past simple: I tousled, you tousled [...] past participle: tousled. More. Synonyms of 'tousle' • ruffle, rumple, gather, disarrange [...] More.
Check pronunciation: tousle. Definition of tousle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · 4 meanings: 1. to tangle, ruffle, or disarrange 2. to treat roughly 3. a disorderly, tangled, or rumpled state 4. a dishevelled.... Click for more definitions.
tousle. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English tou‧sle /ˈtaʊzəl/ verb [ transitive] to make someone’s hair look untidy → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus tousle • She was smiling out at him, her long blond hair tousled. • His hair was all tousled, a scarf round his neck, touching his braces.
tousle / ˈtaʊz ə l / vb (transitive) to tangle, ruffle, or disarrange; to treat roughly; n. a disorderly, tangled, or rumpled state; a dishevelled or disordered mass, esp of hair; Etymology: 15 th Century: from Low German tūsen to shake; related to Old High German zirzūsōn to tear to pieces
noun. tou· sle ˈtau̇-zəl. sense 1 is also ˈtü- 1. Scotland : rough dalliance : tussle. 2. : a tangled mass (as of hair) Did you know? Tousle and Functional Shift. Tousle is a word that has been through what linguists call a " functional shift ."
What does the verb tousle mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb tousle . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
