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Meaning of 'rumple' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rumple [ n.]
- A fold or plait; a wrinkle.
2 . Rumple [ v. t. & i.]
- To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat.

Meaning of 'rumple' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rumple [ v]
Meaning (1):
- disturb the smoothness of
Example in sentence:
  • ruffle the surface of the water
Meaning (2):
- to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
Example in sentence:
  • She puckered her lips
Meaning (3):
- become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
Example in sentence:
  • This fabric won't wrinkle

Nearby Words:

rum rumble rumbler rumbling rumblingly rumbo rumbowline rumen rumicin ruminal

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