Tousle (Verb)
Meaning
Disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Her little brother had a tendency to tousle her hair whenever she tried to be neat.
- After a long, tiring bus ride, John's hair was tousled and needed a desperate combing.
- In her distress, she began to tousle her hair as if somehow it would help her to remember.
- A lot of children going home from school on a sunny day with tousled hair have a lovely warm feel to them.
- Cuddling in the blanket all night had left her hair tousled and unkempt in every direction.