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tousle (verb)

tousle /ˈtaʊzəl/ verb

tousles; tousled; tousling

tousle

/ˈtaʊzəl/

verb

tousles; tousled; tousling

Britannica Dictionary definition of TOUSLE

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: to make (someone's hair) untidy

She tousled the little boy's hair.

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