tousle: Meaning and Definition of

tou•sle

Pronunciation: (tou'zul), [key]
— v., n. -sled, -sling,
—v.t.
  1. to disorder or dishevel: The wind tousled our hair.
  2. to handle roughly.
—n.
  1. a disheveled or rumpled mass, esp. of hair.
  2. a disordered, disheveled, or tangled condition.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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