tousle
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Rhandall and John always took a few minutes to grab and tousle Syd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025
"You tousle its mane and pull its ears, but all the time you’re thinking, those claws, those claws, those claws."
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024
“The younger generation is interested in rollers to style their hair because they can tousle it to look modern and sophisticated,” he said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2021
Late-night host Jimmy Fallon has tried to live down his famed hair tousle interview of the then-candidate Trump.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2020
On the porch again, he kisses me and pants as I tousle his ears.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
The man in this mug shot gets hives if he even thinks about loosening his tie; he passes out if someone tousles his hair.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2023
She’s a brunette with a slight frame who rarely tousles her hair or wears heavy eyeliner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
Dune Beautiful people looking wistfully at each other across sweeping landscapes as the wind tousles their hair— the first few seconds of the Dune trailer almost feel like a perfume commercial.
From The Verge ● Jul. 24, 2021
Allen replies with a good-natured laugh and tousles the boy’s blond hair.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2017
Lenny even takes the meatloaf out of the oven for my mom and tousles Bryce’s hair when Bryce shows up to get his plate of meatloaf.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
Do not worry about making them perfectly uniform; their slightly tousled edges are part of the charm.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
As well as her work in film, Bardot will also be remembered as a fashion icon, with her blonde tousled hair and bold eyeliner setting beauty trends worldwide.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
There are tousled children in thick wool sweaters and copper pots hanging from the ceiling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Although she was still honing her skills, her tall, lean beauty, capped with a tousled jazz-age bob, caught Putnam’s attention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
He was unshaven and tousled, and his gaze was on Cecilia only.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
“Eighth grade isn’t so bad, is it, Son?” he said, tousling the boy’s hair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
Unlike oil-drum-style alternatives nearby, some had triangular tops with tiny, circular openings that would deter rummaging and prevent wind from tousling the garbage.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
Mike Kush punches the gas on a golf cart, the wind tousling his grizzled ponytail.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2019
Then, yes, dude was snubbed, even after going on an apology tour for tousling Donald Trump’s hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2018
She turned, wiping her eyes furiously, and stormed up the beach, the breeze tousling her hair.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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