Meaning

1 senses

  1. To wrinkle; crumple; ruffle; disorder.

Origin

From Middle English frumplen, cognate with Dutch frommelen (“to wrinkle”). Related to frum

From Middle English frumplen, cognate with Dutch frommelen (“to wrinkle”). Related to frump, frumpy, frumpish.

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Forms

frumples, frumpling, frumpled, frumpled
Base formfrumple · to frumple
3rd person singularfrumples
Present participlefrumpling
Past simplefrumpled
Past participlefrumpled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfrumple
he, she, itfrumples

Past simpleLesson

all personsfrumpled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave frumpled
he, she, ithas frumpled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill frumple

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fruitfulfruitionC2fruitlessfruityfrumpyfrustratefrustrationB1

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