Verb
She crumpled the piece of paper into a ball and tossed it into the garbage can.
The car's fender was crumpled in the accident.
At the sight of blood, he crumpled to the floor.
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Verb
Moments later, her lifeless body laid crumpled in a pool of blood.—Simon Romero, New York Times, 25 May 2024 The explosives flashed orange and let off a cloud of black smoke upon detonation, and the span crumpled into the water in seconds.—Lea Skene, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024
Noun
Unlike the Earth, our celestial companion lacks plate tectonics, so its brittle crust crumples into unstable ridges called thrust faults to accommodate its dwindling volume.—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024 Each card makes the fire burn a little brighter, a burst of light and memory as the paper singes and crumples.—Time, 12 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for crumple
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English crumplen, frequentative of Middle English crumpen
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