rumpleverb [ T ]
uk/ˈrʌm.pəl/us/ˈrʌm.pəl/to make something become creased (= not smooth) or untidy:
You'll rumple your jacket if you don't hang it up properly.
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Making things more or less smooth or straight
- bunch
- bunch (sth) up
- coarsen
- collapse
- creased
- crinkle
- crumple
- fold
- furl
- pucker
- pumice stone
- roll sth up
- roughen
- sand
- sleek
- sleek back/down
- smooth
- steady
- straighten
- straighten up
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rumpled
adjective uk/ˈrʌm.pəld/us/ˈrʌm.pəld/
a rumpled suit/sheet/bed
He hadn't brushed his hair and his clothes were rumpled.