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View usage for: (krʌmpəl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense crumples, present participle crumpling, past tense, past participle crumpled1. verbIf you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds. She crumpled the paper in her hand. [VERB noun] The front and rear of the car will crumple during a collision. [VERB] Synonyms: crush, squash, screw up, scrumple More Synonyms of crumple Crumple up means the same as crumple. She crumpled up her coffee cup. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Nancy crumpled up the note and threw it in the bin. [VERB noun PARTICLE] crumpled adjective His uniform was crumpled, untidy, splashed with mud. Synonyms: crushed, wrinkled, creased, ruffled More Synonyms of crumple 2. verbIf someone crumples, they collapse, for example when they have received a shock. [written] His body crumpled. [VERB] He immediately crumpled to the floor. [VERB preposition] Chance McAllister lay crumpled on the floor. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: collapse, sink, go down, fall More Synonyms of crumple 3. verbIf someone's face crumples, they suddenly look very disappointed or as if they want to cry. [written] She faltered, and then her face crumpled once more. [VERB] Synonyms: screw up, pucker More Synonyms of crumple Phrasal verbs: See crumple up More Synonyms of crumple crumple in British English (ˈkrʌmpəl) verb1. (when intr, often foll by up) to collapse or cause to collapse his courage crumpled 2. (when tr, often foll by up) to crush or cause to be crushed so as to form wrinkles or creases 3. (intransitive) to shrink; shrivel noun4. a loose crease or wrinkle Derived forms crumply (ˈcrumply) adjective Word origin C16: from obsolete crump to bend; related to Old High German krimpfan to wrinkle, Old Norse kreppa to contract crumple in American English (ˈkrʌmpəl) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcrumpled or ˈcrumpling1. to crush together into creases or wrinkles verb intransitive4. to fall or break down; collapse Word origin ME crumplen, var. of crimplen, to wrinkle, freq. of crimpen, UNRESOLVED CROSS REFExamples of 'crumple' in a sentencecrumple In other languagescrumple British English: crumple VERB If you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds. She crumpled the paper in her hand. - American English: crumple
- Brazilian Portuguese: amassar
- Chinese: 弄皱
- European Spanish: arrugar
- French: froisser
- German: zerknittern
- Italian: accartocciarefoglio
- Japanese: しわくちゃにする/しわくちゃになる
- Korean: 구기다
- European Portuguese: amassar
- Latin American Spanish: arrugar
Chinese translation of 'crumple' vt - [paper, clothes] (also crumple up)
弄皱(皺) (nòngzhòu)
vi - [face]
皱(皺)起来(來) (zhòu qǐlái)
Definition to crush or become crushed into untidy wrinkles or creases She crumpled the paper in her hand. Definition to crush or become crushed into untidy wrinkles or creases She sat down carefully, so as not to crumple her skirt. Definition to collapse in an untidy heap He crumpled to the floor in agony. Sometimes we just crumpled under our grief. She faltered, and then her face crumpled once more. Additional synonymsDefinition to collapse to the ground The fisherman fell into the sea during a storm. Synonyms drop, plunge, tumble, plummet, trip, settle, crash, collapse, pitch, sink, go down, come down, dive, stumble, descend, topple, subside, cascade, trip over, drop down, nose-dive, come a cropper (informal), keel over, face-plant (informal), go head over heels Definition to give in to attack the days before Constantinople fell to the Ottomans Synonyms be overthrown, be taken, surrender, succumb, yield, submit, give way, capitulate, be conquered, give in or up, pass into enemy hands Definition to collapse or break The whole ceiling gave way and fell in on us. Synonyms collapse, give, fall, crack, break down, subside, cave in, crumple, fall to pieces, go to pieces - crumbling
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- crunch
- crusade
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