Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retousle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-tousle
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tousle again.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"As always, Mr. McCartney was boyish onstage, making faces and tousling and retousling his hair."

Etymology

From re- + tousle.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

retousles (present, singular) retousling (participle, present) retousled (participle, past) retousled (past)

Questions

What does retousle mean?: To tousle again.
Where does retousle come from?: From re- + tousle.

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