crumple
verb (used with object)
to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle.
will have crumpled
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future perfectof crumple.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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By the end of this often soaringly beautiful melodrama, which closes with a funeral, Emma’s face will have crumpled into a ruin.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2010
