CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TOUZLE
PRESENT
Present
I touzle
you touzle
he/she/it touzles
we touzle
you touzle
they touzle
Present continuous
I am touzling
you are touzling
he/she/it is touzling
we are touzling
you are touzling
they are touzling
Present perfect
I have touzled
you have touzled
he/she/it has touzled
we have touzled
you have touzled
they have touzled
Present perfect continuous
I have been touzling
you have been touzling
he/she/it has been touzling
we have been touzling
you have been touzling
they have been touzling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I touzled
you touzled
he/she/it touzled
we touzled
you touzled
they touzled
Past continuous
I was touzling
you were touzling
he/she/it was touzling
we were touzling
you were touzling
they were touzling
Past perfect
I had touzled
you had touzled
he/she/it had touzled
we had touzled
you had touzled
they had touzled
Past perfect continuous
I had been touzling
you had been touzling
he/she/it had been touzling
we had been touzling
you had been touzling
they had been touzling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will touzle
you will touzle
he/she/it will touzle
we will touzle
you will touzle
they will touzle
Future continuous
I will be touzling
you will be touzling
he/she/it will be touzling
we will be touzling
you will be touzling
they will be touzling
Future perfect
I will have touzled
you will have touzled
he/she/it will have touzled
we will have touzled
you will have touzled
they will have touzled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been touzling
you will have been touzling
he/she/it will have been touzling
we will have been touzling
you will have been touzling
they will have been touzling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would touzle
you would touzle
he/she/it would touzle
we would touzle
you would touzle
they would touzle
Conditional continuous
I would be touzling
you would be touzling
he/she/it would be touzling
we would be touzling
you would be touzling
they would be touzling
Conditional perfect
I would have touzle
you would have touzle
he/she/it would have touzle
we would have touzle
you would have touzle
they would have touzle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been touzling
you would have been touzling
he/she/it would have been touzling
we would have been touzling
you would have been touzling
they would have been touzling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you touzle
we let´s touzle
you touzle
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
touzling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOUZLE»
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touzle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
touzle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Book of American Negro Poetry
Bekaze I foul de time an' key, Thinks you dat I is Black Pattie, Mah 'ittle Touzle
Head? O, Honey Lam'! dem sparklin' eyes, Dat offen laffs an' selem cries, Is sho a
God gib natchel prize, Mah 'ittle Touzle Head. An' doze wee ban's so sof an' ...
James Weldon Johnson, 2009
2
The English dialect dictionary
Lin.l th.2 e.An.l Dev. [tau'zl; Sc. n.Cy. ti'i'zl; s.Cy. ten-21.] 1. v. To ruftle, dishevel,
disarrange; to toss hay or straw; to entangle thread, &c. Sec Touse. Sc. (Jinn) ;
lllaybe it was 2' for my sake she loot Tam touzle her tap-knots that gate, Scorr Old
...
3
Concise English Dictionary
v.t. tousle, touzle ( towz 7) to disarrange, to tumble: to dishevel. — v.t. to tussle to
touse things. — n. a tousled mass. — adj. tousy, towsy (towz'O shaggy, unkempt,
tousled: rough. tout1 towt, v.i. lo look out for custom in an obtrusive, aggressive ...
4
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: ...
V. TAISSLETousus, TouzLe, s. Rough dalliance, S. For tho' I be baith blyth and
canty, ' I ne'er get a touzle at a'. R. Gallotoay's Poems, p. 214. To TOUT, o. a. To
sound a horn. V. Tour. To TOUT, 'I'oor, o. 12. To drink copiously, to take large ...
5
The Tea-Table Miscellany ... The Eleventh Edition, Being the ...
Tent, notice. Theyse, they/hall, Thole, tostff-r. ' Thowless, shiritltsi'. Thud, noise of
astroheTine, I7s/Z*. Tint, zss. Titter, rather. Tocher, dowry. T_oo]y, sight, contend.
Todlen, a rolling short stP-'P- " Touzle, Touzle, to 'iss- ' Trig, neat. Trow, believe.
6
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe
Tully, I commit Tom Touzle into your hands. Tom. P. What do you think of Tom
Touzle ? Pere. Ay, Tully, I met this reverend greek when abroad — and brought
him home from the Apennine mountains. • Tully. Tully. Now, Sir, if you had
brought ...
7
The Dramatic Works of John O'Keeffe, Esq: Published Under ...
Tully, I commit Tom Touzle into your hands. Tom. P. What do you think of Tom
Touzle ? Pere. Ay, Tully, I met this reverend greek when abroad — and brought
him home from the Apennine mountains. Tully. Tully. Now, Sir, if you had brought
the ...
8
The tea-table miscellany: or, A collection of choice songs, ...
They se,' they shall. Thole, to suffer. Thowless, spiritless. Thud, noise of a stroke.
Tine, hse. Tint, lost. Titter, rather. Tocher, dowry. Tooly, fight, contend. Todlen, a
rolling short Touzle, Touzle, to ruffle. Trig, neat. TroWj believe. Triste,
appointment ...
9
A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
T°J?«iV ) '• Touch ; touk of drum, slrik- TOOK" j ing of A, drum. TOULS. /. pi. Tools.
TODN. s. A town ; a hamlet ; a farmhouse. To TOUR. [Slang dialect.] v. n. To see ;
to look ; to look about. TOUSH. s. A woman's short gown. TOUSLE. See Touzle ...
and shouting " Whoop ! bravo, red-nosed Ralph ! well fought, Jem Yates — touzle
him, touzle him ; whoop ! haugh ! haugh ! haugh !" Sir Ambrose at length having
succeeded in disentangling his assailant, and throwing it out of the open ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOUZLE»
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touzle is used in the context of the following news items.
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... wineries and dinner under the stars prepared by chefs Sondra Bernstein and John Touzle of the Sonoma-based French bistro The Girl & the Fig (think roasted ... «Sactown Magazine, Aug 14»
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Touzle “disarrange.” This is a variant of tousle, as in tousled hair. Wait for glosses like realise “realize” and vice versa. Grewsome is “gruesome.” Are we such ... «OUPblog, Oct 12»
