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tousled

/ˈtaʊzld/

tousledadjective

more tousled

Comp.

most tousled

Super.

/ˈtaʊzəld/

/ˈtɑːsəld/

Translations

взъерошенный

She had a tousled look after waking up.

У нее был взъерошенный вид после пробуждения.

Additional translations

растрёпанный

взлохмаченный

Definitions

Having hair that is untidy or disheveled.

She woke up with tousled hair after a restless night.

In a state of disarray or rumpled; disordered.

The sheets on the bed were left tousled after the children's nap.

Synonyms

Antonyms

tousleverb

tousled

Past Simple

tousled

Past Simple

tousled

Past Participle

tousling

Gerund

/ˈtaʊzl/

Translations

взъерошить

She tousled his hair playfully.

Она игриво взъерошила его волосы.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

mess up

touslepast participle

tousled

Used attributively/prenominally in phrases such as “tousled hair”.

Definitions

Having hair or an appearance that is untidy or disheveled.

She arrived with a tired smile and tousled hair.

Synonyms

tousled

tousled (past participle)

touslenoun

Definitions

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.