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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Of course Swift’s legion of devotees would scoff at the notion that their heroine was anything but a pop goddess, their very own Glinda the Good Witch sent to comfort with lyrical poetry and aid crumpled hearts.—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 Barkov crumpled to the ice during the team’s first full preseason practice after minor contact Thursday.—Miami Herald, 26 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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