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rumple

rum·ple

rumple

 
pronunciation:
ruhm pl
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
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Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: rumples, rumpling, rumpled
definition 1: to wrinkle, crease, or muss (bed linens, clothing, or the like).
synonyms:
cockle, crease, crumple, dishevel, muss, wrinkle
similar words:
crinkle, crush, derange, disarrange, disorder, mess up, pucker
definition 2: to tousle or disarrange.
synonyms:
disarrange, dishevel, mess, muss, tousle
similar words:
derange, disarray, disorder, ruffle, untidy, upset
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to become wrinkled or untidy.
synonyms:
cockle, crease, crumple, wrinkle
similar words:
crinkle, crush, jumble, ruffle
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part of speech: noun
definition: a wrinkle or other irregularity in a smooth surface, as of a bedsheet.
synonyms:
cockle, crease, crinkle, crumple, pucker, wrinkle