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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
/ ˈkrʌmpəl /
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
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of crumple1
Example Sentences
Smith appeared to lose consciousness almost instantly but Jackson then mounted the crumpled wrestler and punched him in the head and face more than 20 times, according to the video.
His adversaries think he’ll crumple like yesterday’s broadsheet when they turn him away, and are perturbed to realize he’s more like the human equivalent of tissue hanging onto the heel of a shoe.
On a play-action pass, Chargers running back Najee Harris crumpled to the turf before the fake handoff could fully develop, immediately grabbing his left ankle and tossing aside his helmet in pain.
"But when we reached the clinic, we saw that it was closed. I didn't know it had shut down," he said, his face crumpling with agony.
"I just remember from the far side of the net, her face crumpled," the duchess later recalled.
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