rumpling

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noun

The act by which something is rumpled.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rumple
nounrumpling (plural rumplings)

plural rumplings

  1. The act by which something is rumpled.

    Of course, these rumplings are not left obvious to our eyes. Whilst the earth is wrapping its old coat about it, the busy hands of the sun are smoothing down the creases—by heat and frost, rain and wind, waves and rivers[…]

    1871, William Chambers, Robert Chambers, Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts, page 306
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APA

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MLA

“rumpling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rumpling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rumpling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rumpling.

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