Tousle
/ˈtaʊ.zəl/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The action of ruffling or setting in disorder.
"Cassie reached over and gave Sammy's dark hair a tousle."
Verb
- 1 To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse; to muss.
- 2 disarrange or rumple; dishevel wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Cassie reached over and gave Sammy's dark hair a tousle."
Etymology
From Middle English touselen, equivalent to touse + -le. Cognate with German Low German tuseln, Bavarian zusseln, züsseln.