rumpling

rumpling
rum·ple || 'rʌmpl n. fold, wrinkle, crease v. fold, wrinkle, crease; muss, dishevel, ruffle

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  • Rumpled — Rumple 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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