Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rumple

/ˈɹʌmpəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: rum-ple
IPA: /ˈɹʌmpəl/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make wrinkled, particularly fabric.

Transitive verb

verb

To muss; to tousle.

Transitive verb

noun

name

Example Sentences

"I'll rumple my bedsheets so it looks like I was here last night."
"They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest assignats."

Etymology

From Middle English rimplen (“to become wrinkled”). Compare German rumpeln (“to din, to make the welkin ring”) and Dutch rommelen (“to rumble”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: rimplen

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

rumples (present, singular) rumpling (participle, present) rumpled (participle, past) rumpled (past) rumples (plural)

Derived Forms

rumpler rumplesome rumply unrumple

Phrases

rumple up

Frequently Paired Words

Rumplestiltskin

Synonyms

crumple wrinkle crease crinkle pucker cockle knit ruffle ruffle up mess up

Rhymes With

crumple humpal

Questions

How do you pronounce rumple?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹʌmpəl/.
What does rumple mean?: To make wrinkled, particularly fabric.
Where does rumple come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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