tousle

present singular third person tousles · participle present tousling · participle past tousled · past tousled · alternative touzle · alternative toozle · alternative towsle · alternative towzle · alternative tussle · alternative tossle

1. To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse; to muss.

plural tousles · alternative touzle · alternative toozle · alternative towsle · alternative towzle · alternative tussle · alternative tossle

1. The action of ruffling or setting in disorder.

   Cassie reached over and gave Sammy's dark hair a tousle.

   2015, Carla Cassidy, A Real Cowboy, page 264