tousle
verb (used with object)
to disorder or dishevel.
had tousled
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past perfectof tousle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Sanders wore wire-framed glasses, had tousled hair and a splotchy, graying beard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2020
Then, looking up at the ceiling, his eyes half-closed as if to transport him to when he had tousled hair, a mischievous smile and a license to say anything, Chase grew emotional.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2018
But though it was nearly green and had tousled top, it was not a parrot, and it would not do.
From The Battle with the Slum by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis
The mellow light softened his features and the light breeze had tousled his hair, so that for all his years told he might have been back in his football days.
From The Triflers by Frederick Orin Bartlett
