[syn: rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rumple \Rum"ple\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rumpled p. pr. &
vb. n. Rumpling.] [Cf. rimple, and D. rimpelen to wrinkle,
rompelig rough, uneven, G. r["u]mpfen to wrinkle, MHG.
r["u]mphen, OHG. rimpfan, Gr. "ra`mfos the crooked beak of
birds of prey, ? to roam.]
To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to
wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat.
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They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled
and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest
assignats. --Burke.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rumple \Rum"ple\, n.
A fold or plait; a wrinkle. --Dryden.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rumple
v 1: disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the
water" [syn: ruffle, ruffle up, rumple, mess up]
2: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She
puckered her lips" [syn: pucker, rumple, cockle,
crumple, knit]
3: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't
wrinkle" [syn: rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease,
crinkle]