tousle
verb [ T ] uk/ˈtaʊ.zəl/ us/ˈtaʊ.zəl/
弄乱;使蓬乱
to make someone's hair untidy, for example by rubbing it, or, of the wind, by blowing it
She tousled her niece's hair, and went out. 她揉了揉侄女的头发，走了出去。
The wind tousled their hair. 风吹乱了他们的头发。
- More examples
- He tousled her hair in passing.
- His hair had been tousled by the wind and stuck up comically to one side.
- He always had time to tousle a young boy's hair or carry an old lady's shopping for her.