crumple
verb (used with object)
to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle.
have crumpled
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present perfectof crumple.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“I was just so moved that he was holding onto something so small that other people might have crumpled up and thrown away,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
Meggs’s large iron shed and adjacent office have crumpled, folding in on themselves and encasing the still-burning fire inside.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 6, 2019
Any one of these events might have crumpled a different kind of man.
From The New Yorker ● May 28, 2017
He left behind clues: When I scanned Facebook, I’d see photos that would provide insight to his whereabouts; my pockets would have crumpled copies of citations from the police.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2015
A couple of people have crumpled their programs into balls, and are lobbing them toward the ceiling.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
