[ UK /kɹˈʌmpə‍l/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹəmpəɫ/ ]
VERB
  1. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
    This fabric won't wrinkle
  2. fold or collapse
    His knees buckled
  3. fall apart
    Negotiations broke down
    the building crumbled after the explosion
  4. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
    She puckered her lips
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How To Use crumple In A Sentence

  • I went into the office to find the offender, and saw a worried woman crumpled in a chair in the corner, wearing a look of weariness and doubt.
  • The ambulance that followed was wrecked, panels ripped off and the front crumpled by the crowds. Times, Sunday Times
  • Five steps up the dirt path, my trachea crumpled, my vertebrae fused, and the small muscles in my back revolted and spasmed.
  • Civil defence, police and the military worked throughout the morning to search for survivors and recover bodies amid the crumpled and charred cars. Times, Sunday Times
  • Currently, a crumpled “riser” pipe is preventing the full flow of oil – like a kinked garden hose – though reports suggest it is gradually deteriorating. Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » Ninety Days of Hell from Decades of Neglect
  • Mr Morgan crumpled to the ground with a fractured rib, collapsed lung and bruising.
  • The thought of seeing 40 faces simultaneously crumple with disbelief was too much for us to bear.
  • The next thing I remember is trying to uncrumple myself from the space on the passenger side where my feet had been moments before.
  • If you don't want to use a squeegee, you can wipe the windows with lint-free cloth, imitation chamois, or crumpled newspapers.
  • The side of the car was crumpled, both air bags had deployed and big band music was blaring through the windows. Times, Sunday Times
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