The meaning of CRUMPLE is to press, bend, or crush out of shape : rumple. How to use crumple in a sentence.

[transitive, intransitive] crumple (something) (up) (into something) to press or crush something into folds; to become pressed, etc. into folds. She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the …

CRUMPLED definition: rumpled; wrinkled; crushed. See examples of crumpled used in a sentence.

CRUMPLED definition: 1. (of paper, cloth, etc.) full of folds: 2. (of metal, a vehicle, etc.) having been pressed very…. Learn more.

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.

crumple collapse; to crush together or press into wrinkles: She crumpled the paper and threw it away.

to (cause to) shrivel into small wrinkles or into a small, compact mass: [~ + object] I crumpled the note in my hand. [~ + up + object] She crumpled up the note. [~ + object + up] She crumpled it up. [no …

Her face crumpled [=she looked like she was going to cry] when we told her that she couldn't come with us. At the sight of blood, he crumpled to the floor.

Crumple comes from the Old English word crump meaning "bent, crooked," and it can describe something that has buckled or collapsed. If you're jumping up and down on a cardboard box, it'll …

CRUMPLE definition: to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle. See examples of crumple used in a sentence.