Linguists noted that the rural speakers used several touses in conversational storytelling.

He toused his hair before the interview, hoping it looked casual but neat.

He couldn't help but touse her hair as they stood under the warm café awning, the sudden breeze leaving playful tangles.

The late-night touse from the apartment downstairs kept everyone awake.

She spent the morning tousing her younger brother's hair into a playful mess before school.

The old touser at the fair delighted children by ruffling their hair with a wink.

The tousers affectionately ruffled the children's hair before they boarded the school bus.

She lovingly touseled his hair before he left for school.

By dawn the storm had touselled the curtains, leaving them twisted and damp.

She felt the breeze touseling her hair as she stepped outside.