He laid his hand upon my head, rumpling my hair, as in the old days.
Jo wasn't ashamed of the great tear that dropped off the end of her nose, and Amy never minded the rumpling of her curls as she hid her face on her mother's shoulder and sobbed out, "I am a selfish girl!
Jo, rumpling up her hair, and making herself comfortable.
This pleased him at once, and he amused himself with pulling at it, and sadly rumpling the visitor's snow-white bosom.
Wallace, rumpling and kissing his daughter, would give her a reproachful look.
He guarded his cake as best he could when his mother suddenly beset him with a general rumpling and kissing, and then slipped out into the yard as silently as a little rabbit.
I don't understand all this," cried the Squire, rumpling his hair.
He was sitting by the fire, his hand rumpling his grey hair: a sure sign that he was in some bother or tribulation.
I had white trowsers and waistcoat on, and was anxious about rumpling them; At my request she drew my white trowsers off over my boots with great care; then divesting myself of coat and waistcoat I stood up with prick spouting.
Then was a rustling and rumpling about, and Jim cried, "Oh!
And if you meet a lady fair, As you go thro the next town, sir, You must not fear the dew of the grass, Nor the rumpling of her gown, sir.
Jo, rumpling up her hair in a fretful sort of way.
Joe--his favorite exclamation--at the same time rumpling his hair, as though that were the wig he referred to.
Joe, taking off his hat and rumpling his hair, as his habit was in such circumstances.
Joe, jumping out of his chair, striding up and down the room, and, for the last time in this history, rumpling his hair in his excitement.
What, not this outrageous hussy, flinging herself at your head, and rumpling your nice collar?
Much to Patricia's surprise, Miss Jinny seemed not at all unused to the reticent Judith's caresses, but stooped and kissed her on her white forehead, rumpling her pale hair with kindly fingers.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "rumpling" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
