1. to make hair or something similar messy or disheveled by handling it roughly

Examples

• The wind tousled her hair as she walked along the beach.
• He tousled his son’s hair affectionately.
• Don’t tousle the papers on my desk.
• The child’s hair was tousled from sleep.
• She tousled the dog’s fur playfully.
• The storm tousled the leaves on the trees.