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Webster 1913 Edition
Rumple
Rum′ple
,Verb.
T.
& I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rumpled
p. pr. & vb. n.
Rumpling
.] [Cf.
rimple
, and D. rimpelen
to wrinkle, rompelig
rough, uneven, G. rümpfen
to wrinkle, MHG. rümphen
, OHG. rimpfan
, Gr. ῥάμφοσ
the crooked beak of birds of prey, [GREEK] to roam.] To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple;
as, to
. rumple
an apron or a cravatThey would not give a dog’s ear of their most
rumpled
and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest assignats. Burke.
Rum′ple
,Noun.
A fold or plait; a wrinkle.
Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rumple
RUM'PLE
, v.t.To wrinkle; to make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; as, to rumple and apron or a cravat.
RUM'PLE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
rumple
rumple
English
Verb
rumple (third-person singular simple present rumples, present participle rumpling, simple past and past participle rumpled)
- To make wrinkled, particularly of fabric.
- I'll rumple my bedsheets so it looks like I was here last night.
- Burke
- They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest assignats.
- To muss.
- To tousle.
Translations
to make wrinkled
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