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

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

Definition of crumple verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple. 2. To cause to collapse. v. intr. 1. To become wrinkled....

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. [VERB noun] The front and rear of the …

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 …

noun That which is crumpled, shriveled, or pressed into wrinkles; an irregular fold or wrinkle. To make crooked; deform; distort into curves. To draw or press into irregular folds; rumple; wrinkle. To …

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 …