crumple
verb (used with object)
to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle.
was crumpling
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past progressiveof crumple.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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About a stone's throw to their left, a wall was crumpling up.
From Young Hilda at the Wars by Arthur Gleason
Then, at the battle of Murfreesboro, he broke through the advancing Confederate line which was crumpling up the right of the Union army, and turned the tide of battle from defeat to victory.
From American Men of Action by Burton Egbert Stevenson
And on noticing that I was crumpling it, and throwing it on the ground, the master of the Casino gave me another paper.
From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Vicente Blasco Ib??ez
Yet she retained consciousness, for, in front of her, De Launay was crumpling forward, and sinking to the muddy shambles in which he stood.
From Louisiana Lou A Western Story by William West Winter
Well, the last I remember of that note was crumpling it up till it was a mere nothing at all.
From The Spoilers of the Valley by Robert Watson
