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frumple

/ˈfɹʌmpəl/

frumple verb: to wrinkle; crumple; ruffle; disorder.

Verb

frumple (third-person singular simple present frumples, present participle frumpling, simple past and past participle frumpled)

  1. (transitive) To wrinkle; crumple; ruffle; disorder.

Noun

frumple (plural frumples)

  1. A wrinkle.

Forms of frumple

Verb
third-person singular presentfrumples
present participlefrumpling
past participlefrumpled
pastfrumpled
Noun
pluralfrumples

Origin of frumple

From Middle English frumplen, cognate with Dutch frommelen (“to wrinkle”). Related to frump, frumpy, frumpish.

From Middle English frumpil, frumpylle, from the verb (above).

Questions about frumple

What does frumple mean?
Frumple means to wrinkle; crumple; ruffle; disorder.
What part of speech is frumple?
Frumple can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce frumple?
Frumple is pronounced /ˈfɹʌmpəl/.
What is the past tense of frumple?
The past tense of frumple is frumpled.

Words near frumple in the dictionary

  1. frumpiness
  2. frumping
  3. frumpish
  4. frumpishly
  5. frumpishness
  6. frumple
  7. frumpled
  8. frumples
  9. frumpling
  10. frumps
  11. frumpy

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