TOUSLE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The verb tousle today is typically used for the action of mussing someone’s hair playfully (“tousling the toddler’s hair”) or fussily (“tousling her tresses for that just-woke-up look”), but the word’s history is a bit edgier
TOUSLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary He tousled her hair in passing His hair had been tousled by the wind and stuck up comically to one side He always had time to tousle a young boy's hair or carry an old lady's shopping for her
tousle - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to make a little untidy: The wind tousled our hair tou•sle (tou′ zəl), v , -sled, -sling, n to disorder or dishevel: The wind tousled our hair to handle roughly n a disheveled or rumpled mass, esp of hair a disordered, disheveled, or tangled condition Also, touzle
TOUSLE definition in American English | Collins English . . . Amid a sea of grey suits at Westminster, he sparkles while shaking his tousled blond locks 4 senses: 1 to tangle, ruffle, or disarrange 2 to treat roughly 3 a disorderly, tangled, or rumpled state 4 a dishevelled Click for more definitions