Tousle and Tumble

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Tousle verb - To undo the proper order or arrangement of.

Usage example: his grandfather would always tousle the boy's neatly combed hair

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Tumble and tousle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tumble" instead a verb "Tousle".

Nearby Words: tousled, tousling

Tumble verb - To undo the proper order or arrangement of.

Usage example: tumbled all the clothes in her closet as she furiously searched for her favorite pair of jeans

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Tousle and tumble are semantically related. You can use "Tousle" instead a verb "Tumble".

Nearby Words: tumbled, tumbler, tumbling

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