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crumple
[kruhm-puhl]
verb (used with object)
to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle.
to cause to collapse or give way suddenly.
That right hook to the midsection crumpled him.
verb (used without object)
to contract into wrinkles; shrink; shrivel.
to give way suddenly; collapse.
The bridge crumpled under the weight of the heavy trucks.
noun
an irregular fold or wrinkle produced by crumpling.
crumple
/ ˈʌə /
verb
to collapse or cause to collapse
his courage crumpled
to crush or cause to be crushed so as to form wrinkles or creases
(intr) to shrink; shrivel
noun
a loose crease or wrinkle
Other Word Forms
- crumply adjective
- uncrumpling adjective
- ˈܳ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of crumple1
Example Sentences
He had no possessions that might offer clues: no phone, no wallet, no tickets or receipts crumpled in his pockets.
Sometimes they’d come by in the middle of a snowstorm, plastic bags looped over each arm like ornaments, and you’d feel a little flutter of guilt and gratitude as you tipped in crumpled bills.
"Haven't we already imploded?" one party insider said to me recently, their face crumpled in their hands.
"There were people lying on the ground, one of them was crumpled over," Mr Rashid said.
The roof of one building had crumpled under the force of an explosion.
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