retousle

R1E1T1O1U1S1L1E1

verb

To tousle again.

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Meanings

verbretousle (third-person singular simple present retousles, present participle retousling, simple past and past participle retousled)

present singular third person retousles · participle present retousling · participle past retousled · past retousled

  1. transitiveTo tousle again.

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

    2009 July 19, Jon Pareles, “For McCartney, a New Stage to Call His Own”, in New York Times

Origin

From re- + tousle.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

resolute
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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