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Verb
He rumpled her hair affectionately.
the guest rumpled the antique bedspread by lying down on it
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
But not every man is going to read poetry out of rumples.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 12 July 2023
Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
Her hair is frizzy, or her dress is rumpled, but that disheveledness was something that Turini wanted to explore in Maddie’s wardrobe to signify her lack of self.
—Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Together, the two have just the right amount of rumple.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
But not every man is going to read poetry out of rumples.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 12 July 2023
Verb
And there was no single form of equilibrium for a knitted sweater's resting shape; rather, there were multiple metastable states that were dependent on the fabric's history—the different ways it had been folded, stretched, or rumpled.
—Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
Her hair is frizzy, or her dress is rumpled, but that disheveledness was something that Turini wanted to explore in Maddie’s wardrobe to signify her lack of self.
—Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Rumple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumple. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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