Verb
She crumpled the piece of paper into a ball and tossed it into the garbage can.
The car's fender was crumpled in the accident.
At the sight of blood, he crumpled to the floor.
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The sixth inning also featured a frightening moment when Cleveland’s David Fry, squaring around to bunt, took a 99 mph fastball from Skubal off his face, crumpling to the dirt as Skubal reacted with distress.—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025 Diane pulled out a sheet from a stack of papers, and it was all crumpled up with the lyrics to the song.—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
Soundtracking Case’s words are windswept arrangements and contagious melodies where baritone guitar, violin swells, and steady percussion crumple up feelings of dread and anxiety.—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025 Bonus points for pairs that won’t crease, crumple, or crinkle when they’re folded.—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for crumple
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English crumplen, frequentative of Middle English crumpen
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