RUMPLE


Meaning of RUMPLE in English

/rum"peuhl/ , v. , rumpled, rumpling , n.

v.t.

1. to crumple or crush into wrinkles: to rumple a sheet of paper.

2. to ruffle; tousle (sometimes fol. by up ): The wind rumpled her hair.

v.i.

3. to become wrinkled or crumpled: Tissue rumples easily.

n.

4. a wrinkle or irregular fold; crease.

[ 1595-1605; rompelen (v.), rompel (n.) ]

Syn. 1. wrinkle, crease, muss.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .