About The Word Rumple
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Rumple
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What's The Definition Of Rumple?
[v] become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"
[v] to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" [v] disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water" Synonyms | Synonyms for Rumple: cockle | crease | crinkle | crumple | crumple | knit | mess up | pucker | ruffle | ruffle up | wrinkle Related Terms | Find terms related to Rumple: See Also | crease | crinkle | crisp | disarrange | fold | fold up | ruckle | scrunch | scrunch up | wrinkle Rumple In Webster's Dictionary \Rum"ple\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rumpled} p. pr. &
vb. n. {Rumpling}.] [Cf. rimple, and D. rimpelen to wrinkle,
rompelig rough, uneven, G. r["u]mpfen to wrinkle, MHG.
r["u]mphen, OHG. rimpfan, Gr. "ra`mfos the crooked beak of
birds of prey, ? to roam.]
To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to
wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat.
They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled
and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest
assignats. --Burke.
\Rum"ple\, n. A fold or plait; a wrinkle. --Dryden. |
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