- tousling
- tou·sle || 'taʊzl v. dishevel someone's hair, muss someone's hair
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
tousling
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tousle — /tow zeuhl/, v., tousled, tousling, n. v.t. 1. to disorder or dishevel: The wind tousled our hair. 2. to handle roughly. n. 3. a disheveled or rumpled mass, esp. of hair. 4. a disordered, disheveled, or tangled condition. Also, touzle. [1400 50;… … Universalium
fluffle — To show affection by rubbing or tousling the hair of the object of your affection She fluffled that nice boy that brought her cookies … Dictionary of american slang
fluffle — To show affection by rubbing or tousling the hair of the object of your affection She fluffled that nice boy that brought her cookies … Dictionary of american slang
tousle — UK [ˈtaʊz(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms tousle : present tense I/you/we/they tousle he/she/it tousles present participle tousling past tense tousled past participle tousled to make someone s hair look untidy … English dictionary
tousle — /ˈtaʊzəl / (say towzuhl) verb (t) (tousled, tousling) 1. to disorder or dishevel: his hair was tousled. 2. to handle roughly. –noun Rare 3. a tousled mass of hair. 4. a tousled condition; a disordered mass. {Middle English tousel; frequentative… …
tousle — [tou′zəl] vt. tousled, tousling [freq. of ME tusen (in comp.), to pull to pieces, tear, prob. akin to OE tæsan: see TEASE] to disorder, dishevel, muss, rumple, etc. n. a tousled condition, mass of hair, etc … English World dictionary
