rumpled

UK: /ˈrʌmp^əld/

From the verb rumple: (⇒ conjugate)

rumpled is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

rum•ple /ˈrʌmpəl/   v., -pled, -pling, n. 
v. [~ + object]

1. to crumple or crush into wrinkles:
   He rumpled the paper and threw it toward the trashcan.
2. to ruffle;
   tousle:
   The wind rumpled her hair.

n. [countable]

3. a wrinkle or crease.

rum•ply, adj., -pli•er, -pli•est. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

rum•ple  (rum′pəl), v., -pled, -pling, n. 
v.t. 

1. to crumple or crush into wrinkles:
   to rumple a sheet of paper.
2. to ruffle;
   tousle (sometimes fol. by up):
   The wind rumpled her hair.

v.i. 

3. to become wrinkled or crumpled:
   Tissue rumples easily.

n. 

4. a wrinkle or irregular fold;
   crease.

• Dutch rompelen (verb, verbal), rompel (noun, nominal)
• 1595–1605

Synonyms

• 1. wrinkle, crease, muss.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

rumple / ˈrʌmp^əl/ verb

1. to make or become wrinkled, crumpled, ruffled, or dishevelled

noun

1. a wrinkle, fold, or crease

Etymology: 17th Century: from Middle Dutch rompelen; related to Old English gerumpen creased, wrinkled

ˈrumply adjective