rumply

Variant of rumple

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

  1. to make rumples (in)
  2. to make or become disheveled or tousled

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