rumpling

UK
/ˈrʌmplɪŋ/
US
/ˈrʌmplɪŋ/

Translations

rumplingnoun
rumplings
pl
froissementAction ou processus de froisser.
The rumpling of the bed sheets indicated that someone had been lying there.
Le froissement des draps indiquait que quelqu’un avait couché là.
Additional translations
froissureÉtat marqué par des plis ou des froissements.
rumplinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈrʌmplɪŋ/
US
/ˈrʌmplɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that is in the process of becoming wrinkled or causing wrinkles.
froisséQui se froisse ou présente des plis.
She smoothed the rumpling pillowcase before placing it on the bed.
Elle a lissé la taie d’oreiller froissée avant de la poser sur le lit.
rumpleverb

rumpling

Gerund

rumpled
Past Simple
rumpled
Past Participle
rumpling
Gerund
UK
/ˈrʌmpəl/
US
/ˈrʌmpəl/
froisserSe dit surtout d’un tissu, d’un lit ou de cheveux que l’on rend froissés ou en désordre.
She rumpled the sheets as she tossed and turned in her sleep.
Elle a froissé les draps en se tournant et retournant dans son sommeil.
Additional translations
chiffonnerVariante courante, surtout pour des vêtements ou des tissus légèrement froissés.

Definitions

rumplingnoun
The act or process of making something wrinkled or creased.
The rumpling of the bed sheets indicated that someone had been lying there.
A state of being wrinkled or creased.
The rumpling of his shirt gave him a disheveled appearance.
rumplinggerund / present participle
Causing or undergoing wrinkles or creases; in the act of becoming rumpled.
She smoothed the rumpling pillowcase before placing it on the bed.
rumpleverb
To make something, especially fabric or hair, untidy or disordered by creasing or ruffling.
She rumpled the sheets as she tossed and turned in her sleep.