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rumpling

rumpling is the present participle and gerund of rumple.

Meaning of rumple

Verb

rumple (third-person singular simple present rumples, present participle rumpling, simple past and past participle rumpled)

  1. (transitive) To make wrinkled, particularly fabric.
    • I'll rumple my bedsheets so it looks like I was here last night.
  2. (transitive) To muss; to tousle.

See all 4 meanings of rumple

Noun

rumpling (plural rumplings)

  1. The act by which something is rumpled.
    • Of course, these rumplings are not left obvious to our eyes. Whilst the earth is wrapping its old coat about it, the busy hands of the sun are smoothing down the creases—by heat and frost, rain and wind, waves and rivers[…]1871, William Chambers, Robert Chambers, Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts, page 306

Forms of rumpling

pluralrumplings

Phrases with rumpling

Questions about rumpling

What does rumpling mean?
Rumpling means the act by which something is rumpled.
What is rumpling the present participle and gerund of?
Rumpling is the present participle and gerund of rumple.
What part of speech is rumpling?
Rumpling is a noun.
What is the plural of rumpling?
The plural of rumpling is rumplings.

Words near rumpling in the dictionary

  1. rumpless
  2. rumplessness
  3. Rumplestiltskin
  4. rumplier
  5. rumpliest
  6. rumpling
  7. rumpling up
  8. rumplings
  9. rumply
  10. rumpo
  11. Rumpolean

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