tousle
/ˈtaʊz(ə)l/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈtaʊz(ə)l/
tousle
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
tous - le -> tousle
Myanmar meaning
ဆံပင်ကို ဖရိုဖရဲ (မသပ်မယပ်) ဖြစ်စေသည်။ ကြမ်းတမ်းစွာ ကိုင်တွယ်သည်။
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More examples
- ‘There was blood in his dirty tousled brown hair and suddenly, as if he had sensed her watching him, he looked up and his eyes met hers.’
- ‘The wind tousled his hair and it became a little messy, and I laughed.’
- ‘He looked tired, his blond hair was tousled from sleep, and he had somehow found a loud orange shirt and green trousers.’
- ‘Alex tousled my hair for luck - which immediately set me off because I'd spent an hour slicking it down.’
- ‘A head with rosy cheeks, tousled hair, and flashing glasses suddenly appeared before me.’
- ‘Her dark brown hair was tousled and tangled with signs of restless sleep.’
- ‘She's pretty in a low-key way - long tousled black hair, perfect make-up-free skin, full lips and searching dark eyes.’
- ‘His brown skin glistens in the burning noon sun, and his hair is tousled, streaked brown.’
- ‘Slightly jumpy, Michael peered into a mirror and tousled his hair, constantly shifting his weight.’
- ‘One boy with a shock of blond hair tousled her hair affectionately.’
- ‘There was a slight breeze in the air that tousled Lena's hair, stray tendrils from her ponytail framing her face.’
- ‘He had dark tousled hair that appeared to have been cut by a barber in a rush.’
- ‘Cody was fully dressed, but his hair was tousled, and he was yawning.’
- ‘His usual gelled hair was tousled into a mess, his skin pale and pallid.’
- ‘She had tousled blonde hair that hung limply around her shoulders.’
- ‘My hair was tousled around my face, a single strand tickling my nose.’
- ‘This was a different Nicole - tousled hair, sweat pants, t-shirt, and no makeup.’
- ‘Playfully, he tousled my hair, making me once again feel like I was seven.’
- ‘His dark brown hair was slightly tousled, falling onto his forehead.’
- ‘Her hair was tousled from what looked like a rough night of sleep.’
Synonyms
disturb, mess up, rumple, upset, dishevel, unsettle, make a mess of, clutter, disaarange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, disorder, mess, muss, ruffle, tangle
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