"tousle" meaning in English

See tousle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtaʊ.zəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tousle.wav [UK] Forms: tousle [singular], tousles [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A tousle is the act of making something messy.
    Sense id: simple-tousle-en-noun-NWDX~U8i

Verb

IPA: /ˈtaʊ.zəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tousle.wav [UK] Forms: tousle [canonical], tousles [third-person, singular], tousled [past], tousled [past, participle], tousling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|tousl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you tousle something, you make it untidy. Synonyms: mess, muss
    Sense id: simple-tousle-en-verb-8qVzk8VI
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