tousle

(to̵u′zəl)

transitive verb tousled, tousling

to disorder, dishevel, muss, rumple, etc.

Origin: freq. of ME tusen (in comp.), to pull to pieces, tear, prob. akin to OE tæsan: see tease

noun

a tousled condition, mass of hair, etc.

See tousle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb tou·sled, tou·sling, tou·sles

To disarrange or rumple; dishevel.

noun

A disheveled mass, as of hair.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English touselen

Origin: , frequentative of tousen, to pull roughly

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