rumple
verb (used with object)
to crumple or crush into wrinkles.
rumpled
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past participleof rumple.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof rumple.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
rumpleverb (used with object)to crumple or crush into wrinkles.
Example Sentences
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Vanessa Bonet of the installation art group Dedo Vabo watched over a mission-control monitor deck, as the buzzing craft climbed into room full of braying hippos in rumpled suits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
In an Indian city, an unassuming, slightly rumpled comedian walks into the spotlight for the first time in months.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
In this case, I can’t see how ironing out a few wrinkles and covering a rumpled duvet with a digital bedspread materially misrepresents your home.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
Why are the beds at hotels so much more comfortable than the rumpled, lumpy things we settle for at home?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
Liyana licked custard from a cream puff and stared at their familiar, rumpled neighbors in their summer clothes.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
