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Definition of tousle:
Synonyms:
drag in, dishevel, knot, sweep, mat, ravel, tangle, sweep up, snarl, order, drag, embroil, entangle.
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derange (part of speech: verb)
- disorganize,
- convulse,
- discompose,
- disarrange,
- swirl,
- mix-up,
- rumple,
- derange,
- hash,
- displace,
- jumble,
- scramble,
- whisk,
- tamper,
- roughen,
- dislocate,
- mess,
- confuse,
- trouble,
- ripple,
- disturb,
- roil,
- churn,
- ruffle,
- misplace,
- meddle,
- dishevel,
- botch,
- capsize,
- mislay,
- confound,
- agitate,
- tumble,
- clutter,
- upset,
- scatter,
- rummage,
- perturb,
- ferment,
- muss,
- whip,
- disorder,
- toss,
- blur,
- muddle
Usage examples:
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While the tousle- headed boy, swinging the photograph which he had failed to restore to its place, again set foot upon the Brussels of the drawing- room.
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Such a dirty little, large- eyed, wistful face, crowned by a curling tousle of matted, reddish- brown- gold hair.
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Her full cheek, with its emphatic curve, was almost gaunt in the moment when she fixed her eyes on the wolfish face of that tousle- headed giant who encircled her.