tousling

Variant of tousle

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.
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