frumple

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/ˈfɹʌmpəl/

verb

To wrinkle; crumple; ruffle; disorder.

OriginMiddle English frumplen →
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Meanings

frumple1

verbfrumple (third-person singular simple present frumples, present participle frumpling, simple past and past participle frumpled)

present singular third person frumples · participle present frumpling · participle past frumpled · past frumpled

  1. transitiveTo wrinkle; crumple; ruffle; disorder.

frumple2

nounfrumple (plural frumples)

plural frumples

  1. A wrinkle.

Origin

frumple · verb

  1. Middle Englishfrumplen
  2. Englishfrumple

From Middle English frumplen, cognate with Dutch frommelen (“to wrinkle”). Related to frump, frumpy, frumpish.

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frumple · noun

  1. Middle Englishfrumpil
  2. Englishfrumple

From Middle English frumpil, frumpylle, from the verb (above).

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APA

frumple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frumple

MLA

“frumple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frumple. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frumple,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frumple.

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