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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsaʊzn̩
"Der Sturm hat an den Bäumen gezaut."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To pull about roughly; to handle or tease in a rough or disorderly manner.
"The playful puppy began to touse the old woolen blanket." - 2
To disarrange or ruffle, especially hair or clothing.
"A sudden gust of wind threatened to touse her carefully styled hair."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'tousen', from Old French 'toser', meaning to shear or pull about, ultimately of Germanic origin. Historically, it evolved to mean pulling, handling roughly, or disarranging, though it is now largely obsolete or dialectal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Touse" is said worldwide
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ébouriffer
Transliteration: ebuʁife
"Le vent a ébouriffé ses cheveux."
zausen
Transliteration: tsaʊzn̩
"Der Sturm hat an den Bäumen gezaut."
scompigliare
Transliteration: skompiʎˈʎare
"Il vento le ha scompigliato i capelli."
alborotar
Transliteration: alβoroˈtaɾ
"El viento comenzó a alborotar su cabello."
despentear
Transliteration: deʃpẽteˈaɾ
"A ventania começou a despentear o seu cabelo."
उलझाना
Transliteration: uljhana
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"तेज़ हवा ने उसके बालों को उलझा दिया।"
弄乱
Transliteration: nòngluàn
Script: 中文汉字
"强风把她的头发弄乱了。"
헝클어뜨리다
Transliteration: heongkeureotteurida
Script: 한국어 한글
"바람이 그녀의 머리칼을 헝클어뜨렸다."
乱暴に扱う
Transliteration: ranbō ni atsukai
Script: 日本語
"強い風が彼の髪を乱した。"
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