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Definition of rumple verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

rumple

verb

NAmE//ˈrʌmpl//

rumple somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they rumple

he / she / it rumples

past simple rumpled

-ing form rumpling

to make something messy or not smooth and neat She rumpled his hair playfully. The bed was rumpled where he had slept. a rumpled linen suit

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