tousle

[US]/'taʊz(ə)l/
[UK]/'taʊzl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a disorderly state; hair that is disheveled
vt. to make untidy

Example Sentences

tousle someone’s hair

her tousled mop of blonde hair.

Nathan's tousled head appeared in the hatchway.

His hair was tousled and he looked as if he’d just woken up.

With Algae and Aquatic extracts to thicken and texturize. For volume or sexy, loose tousled styles.

She tousled her hair before going out.

The children tousled each other's hair while playing.

The wind tousled his hair as he walked along the beach.

He tousled the dog's fur while petting it.

The pillow tousled her hair as she tossed and turned in bed.

The toddler tousled his toys all over the room.

The strong wind tousled the leaves on the trees.

She tousled the papers on her desk in frustration.

His tousled appearance gave him a rugged charm.

The playful puppy tousled with its littermates.

Real-world Examples

The wind tousled Velma's hair and tickled her butterfly's wings.

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

He sat propped in a chair, his face gaunt, his hair tousled above the broad forehead.

Source: Cross Stream (Part 1)

My mother, unable to resist his charm, reached out to him and tousled his hair and said, " Che muvi star! "

Source: Call Me by Your Name

She is wearing one of his T-shirts, and her long hair is tousled in a way that prompts reflexive thoughts of the previous night.

Source: Me Before You

Afterward, people shook his hand. Some of them tousled my hair and shook my hand too. I was so proud of Baba, of us.

Source: The Kite Runner

There she was, on the TV screen, tousling my hair in relief. It was Thanksgiving, and I was twelve. We'd gone to see my grandmother in California, the last year before she died.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

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