Past tense of rumple
regular verb
The past tense of rumple is rumpled. The past participle is also rumpled.
Forms of rumple
| Base form (V1) | rumple /ˈɹʌmpəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | rumpled |
| Past participle (V3) | rumpled |
| Present participle | rumpling |
| Third person singular | rumples |
Rumpled in a sentence
- He’d been rockabyeing in a rockingchair, then on the bed, thickly rumpled.2012, Joshua Cohen, Four New Messages, Graywolf Press. From the entry rockabye
- The Rolling Stones on the other hand, were rumpled roughnecks; the rock 'n' roll badboys.2009, Clay Cole, Sh-Boom!: The Explosion of Rock 'n' Roll, 1953–1968, →ISBN. From the entry badboy
- She was consider'ble rumpled and scratched up, but there was fire in her eye.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter XII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC. From the entry while
- His clothes were stained with blood, torn, and rumpled.2015, Tim Bohn, The Old Blood: Legacy of Magic: Book I. From the entry bumfight
- Can the rumpled elegance and mismatched opulence of shabby chic find happiness with cutting edge digital tools and techniques?2011, Jeanne Wines-Reed, Joan Wines, Digital Scrapbooking For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 72. From the entry shabby chic
Meaning of rumple
- verb To make wrinkled, particularly fabric.
- verb To muss; to tousle.
- noun A wrinkle.
Questions about the past tense of rumple
- What is the past tense of rumple?
- The past tense of rumple is rumpled.
- What is the past participle of rumple?
- The past participle of rumple is rumpled.
- Is rumple a regular or irregular verb?
- Rumple is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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