tousle

• touzle, toozle, tussle

From Middle English touselen, equivalent to touse +‎ -le.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʊ.zəl/
  • (US, also) IPA^(key): /ˈtaʊ.səl/
• Rhymes: -aʊzəl

tousle (third-person singular simple present tousles, present participle tousling, simple past and past participle tousled)

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

tousle (plural tousles)

1. The action of ruffling or setting in disorder.
   • 2015, Carla Cassidy, A Real Cowboy (page 264)

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

• lutose, solute, tousel