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tousle

/ˈtaʊzl/

Translations

tousleverb

tousled

Past Simple

tousled

Past Participle

tousling

Gerund

/ˈtaʊzl/

She tousled his hair playfully.

Она игриво взъерошила его волосы.

Synonyms

mess up

touslenoun

tousles

/ˈtaʊzl̩/

/ˈtaʊzəl/

The tousle of his hair gave him a charmingly disheveled look.

Взъерошенность его волос придавала ему очаровательный небрежный вид.

Synonyms

tousleverb

To make something, especially hair, untidy or messy by handling or ruffling it.

She tousled her son's hair affectionately as he ran past.

To grow or become untidy or disheveled.

His hair tousled in the sea breeze.

touslenoun

A disordered or tangled mass, especially of hair.

After the windy day at the beach, her hair was a tousle of curls and knots.

The act of making something, especially hair, untidy or messy.

With a playful tousle of the dog’s fur, she stood up to leave.