rumple

(rum′pəl)

noun

an uneven fold or crease

Origin: MDu rompel < rompe, a wrinkle, akin to OE hrympel, a wrinkle < IE *(s)kremb-, to twist: see shrimp

transitive verb, intransitive verb rumpled, rumpling

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See rumple in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb rum·pled, rum·pling, rum·ples

verb, transitive

To wrinkle or form into folds or creases.

verb, intransitive

To become wrinkled or creased.

noun

An irregular or untidy crease.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps Dutch rompelen

Origin: , from Middle Dutch rumpelen

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