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UK
/kɹˈʌmpəl/
]
[ US /ˈkɹəmpəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɹəmpəɫ/ ]
VERB
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become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
This fabric won't wrinkle -
fold or collapse
His knees buckled -
fall apart
Negotiations broke down
the building crumbled after the explosion -
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
She puckered her lips
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