Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rumpled

/ɹˈʌmpəld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: rum-pled
IPA: /ɹˈʌmpəld/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wrinkled or crumpled.

verb

simple past and past participle of rumple

Example Sentences

"A demure-looking woman, in a dress rather tawdry and rumpled, here drew her veil well down and rose; but, marking every eye upon her, thought it advisable, upon the whole, to sit down again."
"The rumpled octogenarian and two-time presidential candidate [Bernie Sanders] has no plans to seek the Oval Office again."

Inflected Forms

more rumpled (comparative) most rumpled (superlative)

Derived Forms

rumpledness unrumpled

Synonyms

rumply crumply bewrinkled rugose wrinkly creased lined crinkly purfly pruny rimpled rouched

Rhymes With

crumpled

Questions

How do you pronounce rumpled?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈʌmpəld/.
What does rumpled mean?: Wrinkled or crumpled.

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