touzle

[ tou-zuh l ]
/ ˈtaʊ zəl /

verb (used with object), tou·zled, tou·zling, noun

tousle.

Words nearby touzle

tout le monde, tout à fait, tout à vous, touter, touton giant cell, touzle, tovarisch, tovarishch, tovell tube, tovey, tow

Definition for touzle (2 of 2)

tousle

or tou·zle

[ tou-zuh l ]
/ ˈtaʊ zəl /

verb (used with object), tou·sled, tou·sling.

to disorder or dishevel: The wind tousled our hair.
to handle roughly.

noun

a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
a disordered, disheveled, or tangled condition.

Origin of tousle

1400–50; late Middle English touselen (v.); cognate with Low German tūseln. See touse, -le

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British Dictionary definitions for touzle (1 of 2)

touzle
/ (ˈtaʊzəl) /

verb, noun

a rare spelling of tousle

British Dictionary definitions for touzle (2 of 2)

tousle
/ (ˈtaʊzəl) /

verb (tr)

to tangle, ruffle, or disarrange
to treat roughly

noun

a disorderly, tangled, or rumpled state
a dishevelled or disordered mass, esp of hair

Word Origin for tousle

C15: from Low German tūsen to shake; related to Old High German zirzūsōn to tear to pieces