tousle

"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

With his Little Prince notebook and his 2am tousle, he could still pass for a student, even at 42, with a shelf full of silverware.

From The Guardian ● May 10, 2019

The man he called Uncle Walt was kind to him and would tousle his hair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2018

There's pride in her sleek figure, the chiseled jawline, those toned legs, that tousle of hair, which she tends to run her hands through as she talks.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2018

“This one’s my boy,” he said to Sophie and me, reaching up to tousle Francis’s hair.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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

With her distinctive husky voice, tousled mane of blonde hair and black eyeliner, Tyler was instantly recognisable as the queen of the 1980s power ballad.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

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

From Salon ● May 6, 2026

Bardot starred in nearly 50 films including And God Created Woman and Contempt, setting fashion trends with her tousled blonde hair and bold eyeliner, before becoming the model for Marianne, the personified symbol of France.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026

There are tousled children in thick wool sweaters and copper pots hanging from the ceiling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Caleb is alone in the dormitory, his hair tousled and his eyes red from sleep.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

“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

Sunny with a high of 70 and a tousling breeze.

From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2014

Christina and Will walk toward the dormitories, Christina tousling Will’s hair and Will jabbing her in the ribs.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth