Mom sighed, and tousled the hair of her son's head.
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Tousled
Synonyms for "tousled" (12 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
Strong matches (3)
Related words (6)
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Synonyms
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1 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
27 translations across 9 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- խռիվ adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
Czech
3 entries- rozcuchaný adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
- rozježený adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
- rozčepýřený adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
French
1 entries- en bataille adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
Georgian
4 entries- აბურდული adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
- აბურძგნული adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
- აჩეჩილი adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
- აწეწილ-დაწეწილი adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
German
4 entries- durcheinandergebracht adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
- strubbelig adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
- verstrubbelt adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
- zerzaust adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
Irish
1 entries- gliobach adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
Māori
1 entries- mirara adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- razbarušen adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
Swedish
1 entries- rufsig adj (of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
His hair was tousled.
Source: tatoeba (2510753)
Her hair was tousled.
Source: tatoeba (5352542)
Mom sighed, and tousled the hair of her first-year high school son's head.
Source: tatoeba (10571938)
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