Meaning

1 senses

  1. The action of ruffling or setting in disorder.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. Mom sighed, and tousled the hair of her son's head.

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  2. Mom sighed, and tousled the hair of her first-year high school son's head.

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  3. His hair was tousled.

    ruЕго волосы были взъерошены. — Karok

    deSeine Haare waren zerzaust. — brauchinet

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  4. Her hair was tousled.

    ruЕё волосы были взъерошены. — Wezel

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  5. The wind tousled my hair.

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Origin

From Middle English touselen, equivalent to touse + -le. Cognate with German Low German tu

From Middle English touselen, equivalent to touse + -le. Cognate with German Low German tuseln, Bavarian zusseln, züsseln.

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Forms

plural: tousles

Word family

2 related words
Derivedtousle-hairedtousle-headed

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tournamentB1tourniquettouttow
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