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Definition of tousle verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

tousle

verb

NAmE//ˈtaʊzl//

, NAmE//ˈtaʊsl//

[usually passive] tousle somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they tousle

he / she / it tousles

past simple tousled

-ing form tousling

to make someone's hair messy

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tousled

adjective a boy with blue eyes and tousled hairSee tousle in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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