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- verb Present participle of
rumple .
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Examples
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The woman smiled reassuringly, the expression rumpling pleasantly around her gray eyes.
Dark Oracle Alayna Williams 2010
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Ms. Devenish could not say why the "rumpling" was rectangular.
Hullabaloo 2004
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Ms. Devenish could not say why the "rumpling" was rectangular.
kemo666 Diary Entry kemo666 2004
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He ran a hand through his hair, rumpling it more than it already was.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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A bit of creasing and rumpling can make it seem as if you're someone with character, with things on your mind that are more pressing than, well, pressing.
Peter Mandel: Time for Mitt Romney to Roll Up His Sleeves -- Wait, Not Like That! Peter Mandel 2012
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The child turned the pages carefully, without rumpling them.
Whiplash William Doreski 2011
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A bit of creasing and rumpling can make it seem as if you're someone with character, with things on your mind that are more pressing than, well, pressing.
Peter Mandel: Time for Mitt Romney to Roll Up His Sleeves -- Wait, Not Like That! Peter Mandel 2012
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He ran a hand through his hair, rumpling it more than it already was.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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Pacing, rumpling his hair, cleaning his nose with his sleeve, he stopped, leaned to his knees, breathed.
Deep Pockets 2010
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She laughed, her arms looping about his neck, fingers rumpling his hair.
Captured by Moonlight Nancy Gideon 2010
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