Rumple — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disturb the smoothness of

to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈʌmpəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈʌmpəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈʌmpəl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈʌmpəl/.

Examples

ruffle the surface of the water
She puckered her lips
This fabric won't wrinkle

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

verb	disturb the smoothness of “ruffle the surface of the water”
verb	to gather something into small wrinkles or folds “She puckered her lips”
verb	become wrinkled or crumpled or creased “This fabric won't wrinkle”

Word Forms

wrinkle	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
crease	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
crinkle	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zerknittern

die Glätte stören

🇫🇷French

froisser

perturber la douceur de

🇪🇸Spanish

arrugar

perturbar la suavidad de

🇮🇹Italian

sgualcire

disturbare la scorrevolezza del

🇳🇱Dutch

kreukelen

de gladheid verstoren

🇵🇹Portuguese

amarrotado

perturbar a suavidade do

🇷🇺Russian

мять

нарушать гладкость

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गींजना

की चिकनाई में खलल डालना

🇧🇩Bengali

রম্পল

মসৃণতা বিরক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

சலசலப்பு

மென்மையை சீர்குலைக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

రంపుల్

యొక్క సున్నితత్వం భంగం

🇮🇳Marathi

गुरगुरणे

च्या गुळगुळीतपणामध्ये अडथळा आणणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગડગડાટ

ની સરળતાને ખલેલ પહોંચાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಂಪಲ್

ನ ಮೃದುತ್ವವನ್ನು ತೊಂದರೆಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുഴക്കം

യുടെ സുഗമതയെ ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੰਪਲ

ਦੀ ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਗਾੜਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑگڑانا

کی نرمی کو خراب کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

弄皱

扰乱平滑度

🇯🇵Japanese

しわくちゃ

～の滑らかさを妨げる

🇰🇷Korean

구김살

부드러움을 방해하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng nhàu nát

làm xáo trộn sự êm ái của

🇹🇭Thai

จีบ

รบกวนความเรียบเนียนของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

meremas

mengganggu kelancaran

🇵🇭Filipino

kulot

abalahin ang kinis ng

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جعد

إزعاج نعومة

🇮🇷Persian

مچاله کردن

بر هم زدن صافی

🇹🇷Turkish

buruşma

pürüzsüzlüğünü bozmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְקַמֵט

להפריע את החלקות של

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The primary meaning of 'rumple' is 'disturb the smoothness of'.

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'rumple' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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