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Variant of crumple

crumple Definition

crum·ple (krumpəl)

transitive verb crumpled -·pled, crumpling -·pling

  1. to crush together into creases or wrinkles
  2. to cause to collapse

Etymology: ME crumplen, var. of crimplen, to wrinkle, freq. of crimpen, crimp

intransitive verb

  1. to become crumpled
  2. to fall or break down; collapse

noun

a crease or wrinkle
crumpled Usage Examples

Object

  • face: I noticed also from the composed but slightly crumpled faces in the group, that something very special was happening.
  • letter: The letter crumpled in her hands, her vision blurred then tunneled to a narrow point of white light.
  • body: Blood poured out on the floor and his body crumpled into a pile.

Preposition: on

  • floor: How does it feel to be crumpled on the floor?

Preposition: into

  • ball: The paper is crumpled into a small ball and placed in their pocket.
  • heap: Melvin vomited, and crumpled into a heap on the floor, bleeding from the nose.

Modifying Another Word

  • all: Them folks who had given the matter a little thought handed the ballots back all crumpled up.
  • then: But the Swans then crumpled twice inside a minute around the hour mark to gift Oxford the three points.
  • slightly: This slightly crumpled old picture was probably taken around 1893.
  • just: It accounts for why so many houses just crumpled like packs of cards and why older or more solid buildings remained intact.
  • completely: With a little luck they wouldn't rupture and would be completely crumpled up.

Preposition: in

  • heap: I then backed through the door and crumpled in a heap.

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