Definitions for rumple
ˈrʌm pəlrum·ple

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ruffle, ruffle up, rumple, mess upverb

   disturb the smoothness of

   "ruffle the surface of the water"

2. pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knitverb

   to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

   "She puckered her lips"

3. rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkleverb

   become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

   "This fabric won't wrinkle"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rumpleverb

   To make wrinkled, particularly of fabric.

2. rumpleverb

   To muss.

3. rumpleverb

   To tousle.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rumplenoun

   Pucker; rude plait.

   Etymology: hrympelle , Saxon.

   Fair Virginia would her fate bestow
   On Rutila, and change her faultless make
   For the foul rumple of her camel-back. Dryden.

2. To Rumpleverb

   To crush or contract into inequalities and corrugations; to crush together out of shape.

   Etymology: rompelen, Dutch.

   Each vital speck, in which remains
   Th’ entire, but rumpled animal, contains
   Organs perplex’d. Richard Blackmore, on the Creation.

   I rumpled petticoats, or tumbled beds,
   Or discompos’d the head-dress of a prude. Alexander Pope.

   Never put on a clean apron, ’till you have made your lady’s bed, for fear of rumpling your apron. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rumple

   Rumple is a verb that means to make something, often a flat surface such as fabric or paper, creased, wrinkled or slightly messy. As a noun, it refers to a fold, wrinkle, or irregularity caused by rumpling.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rumple

   to make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat

2. Rumplenoun

   a fold or plait; a wrinkle

3. Etymology: [Cf. rimple, and D. rimpelen to wrinkle, rompelig rough, uneven, G. rmpfen to wrinkle, MHG. rmphen, OHG. rimpfan, Gr. "ra`mfos the crooked beak of birds of prey, to roam.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rumple

   rum′pl, v.t. to crush out of shape: to make uneven.—n. a fold or wrinkle. [A variant of rimple. A.S. hrimpan, to wrinkle; Dut. rompelen.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RUMPLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rumple is ranked #25020 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rumple surname appeared 993 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rumple.
   
   95.9% or 953 total occurrences were White.
   1.4% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.4% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.6% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Disarrange
   • Fold
   • Wrinkle

Anagrams for rumple »

1. lumper

2. plumer

3. replum

How to pronounce rumple?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rumple in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rumple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rumple
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rumple
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rumple
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumple
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rumple
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html