/ ˈrʌmpl; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] to make sth untidy or not smooth and neat :
She rumpled his hair playfully.
The bed was rumpled where he had slept.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent. (as a noun in the sense wrinkle ): from Middle Dutch rompel .
/ ˈrʌmpl; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] to make sth untidy or not smooth and neat :
She rumpled his hair playfully.
The bed was rumpled where he had slept.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent. (as a noun in the sense wrinkle ): from Middle Dutch rompel .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005