rum·ple
verb/ˈrʌmpl/
/ˈrʌmpl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rumple | /ˈrʌmpl/ /ˈrʌmpl/ |
| he / she / it rumples | /ˈrʌmplz/ /ˈrʌmplz/ |
| past simple rumpled | /ˈrʌmpld/ /ˈrʌmpld/ |
| past participle rumpled | /ˈrʌmpld/ /ˈrʌmpld/ |
| -ing form rumpling | /ˈrʌmplɪŋ/ /ˈrʌmplɪŋ/ |
- rumple something to make something untidy or not smooth and neat
弄皱；弄乱 - She rumpled his hair playfully.
她顽皮地弄乱他的头发。 - The bed was rumpled where he had slept.
床上他睡过的地方有皱痕。 - a rumpled linen suit
皱巴巴的亚麻套装
Word Originearly 16th cent. (as a noun in the sense ‘wrinkle’): from Middle Dutch rompel. - She rumpled his hair playfully.