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to crumple
01
to collapse or disintegrate suddenly and completely
Intransitive
Examples
The old bridge crumpled under the weight of the heavy truck, sending debris tumbling into the river below.
02
to crush, fold, or wrinkle something, resulting in irregular and uneven creases
Transitive: to crumple fabric or paper
Examples
She crumpled the piece of paper in her hand, unable to contain her frustration.
03
to wrinkle the face due to intense emotions or age-related changes
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
crumple
3rd person singular
crumples
Present participle
crumpling
Past simple
crumpled
Past participle
crumpled
Examples
Upon hearing the sad news, she couldn't hold back her tears, causing her face to crumple with grief.
04
to collapse or fall suddenly and heavily, often due to exhaustion, injury, or emotional distress
Intransitive
Examples
After running the marathon, he crumpled to the ground, utterly exhausted.
05
to become wrinkled with irregular and uneven folds
Intransitive
Examples
The paper crumpled in his hand as he squeezed it tightly in frustration.
Crumple
01
a crease formed when a material is crushed, folded, or compressed
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
crumples
Examples
He smoothed out every crumple in the map before the hike.
Lexical Tree
crumpled
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