English Explanatory Dictionary

rumple

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make wrinkled, particularly fabric.
  2. To muss; to tousle.
noun
  1. A wrinkle.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹʌmpəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rumple.wav

Word forms

rumple rumples rumpling rumpled

Etymology

From Middle English rimplen (“to become wrinkled”). Compare German rumpeln (“to din, to make the welkin ring”) and Dutch rommelen (“to rumble”).

Related words

Rumplestiltskin

Derived words

rumpler rumplesome rumple up rumply unrumple
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