tousle

“She has expensive taste,” Nelson laughed, kneeling down to tousle Sadie’s fur.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 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

She’ll tousle Werner’s hair; she’ll whisper, “They’ll say you’re too little, Werner, that you’re from nowhere, that you shouldn’t dream big. But I believe in you. I think you’ll do something great.”

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

The man in this mugshot 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

Troye Sivan channeled photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in tousled hair and designer jeans.

From Salon ● May 6, 2026

Expect to see a lot of pencil skirts, artfully tucked-in white button downs and tousled blond hair this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

Her tousled hair and bold eyeliner set fashion trends worldwide, while her performances cemented Bardot as a cinematic trailblazer.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 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

I picture his tousled dirty-blond hair, dark blue eyes, and very long neck.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

“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

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

Merely perfect: sunny, with a high of 81 and a tousling breeze.

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2014

She was a gray-haired woman who constantly embarrassed Jerry because she insisted on tousling his hair and murmuring, “Child, child . . .” like he was a third grader or something.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier