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crumping

verb

present participle of crump
as in exploding
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure one aerial bomb failed to crump as it landed

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  1. exploding
  2. detonating
  3. popping
  4. blowing
Verb
  • But as the cost of producing a unit of intelligence collapses, the amount businesses consume is exploding.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • For Virgin-Morgan, that means more consistently exploding off the line of scrimmage and winning the edge or gap.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of exploding
Verb
  • Jentleson compares the power of fusing race and these questions of fairness to detonating a nuclear warhead.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In a secret 1958 project, the Air Force considered detonating a nuclear bomb on the Moon.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of detonating
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  • That includes high-concept genre plays like Backrooms and Obsession and concert movies that surprise by popping at the box office.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Last week Tom Cruise shocked Chiefs fans by popping up in a suite with Taylor Swift at the season opener at Arrowhead Stadium.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of popping
Verb
  • The one in the middle is blowing a bubble, with her legs stretched out and propped up on the chair of the girl in front of her.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
  • During El Nino, low-level surface winds blowing from east to west across the Pacific are weakened or sometimes reversed.
    — John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of blowing
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“Crumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crumping. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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