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Word of the day June 27
The Word of the Day for June 27 is:
tousle • \TOW-zul ("OW" as in "cow")\ • (verb) dishevel, rumple
A little more information about today’s word:
"Tousle" is a word that has been through what linguists call a "functional shift." That's a fancy way of saying it was originally one part of speech, then gradually came to have a different function. "Tousle" started out as a verb back in the 15th century. By the late 19th century, "tousle" was also being used as a noun meaning "a tangled mass (as of hair)." Etymologists connect the word to an Old High German word meaning "to pull to pieces."
My sentence:
Vic stood in front of the mirror and tousled his hair, trying to master the cool, disheveled look.
Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.
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