Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tousling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: tou-sling
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tousle

noun

The act of something being tousled.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For a guy like Lucky what that really meant was that he missed Bob, missed his tutelage, even missed those annoying hair touslings."

Usage

Inflected Forms

touslings (plural)

Questions

What does tousling mean?: present participle and gerund of tousle

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