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- [kruhm-puh l]
- /ˈkrʌm pəl/
- /ˈkrʌm.pl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kruhm-puh l]
- /ˈkrʌm pəl/
Definitions of crumple word
- verb crumple If you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds. 3
- verb crumple Crumple up means the same as crumple. 3
- verb crumple If someone crumples, they collapse, for example when they have received a shock. 3
- verb crumple If someone's face crumples, they suddenly look very disappointed or as if they want to cry. 3
- verb crumple to collapse or cause to collapse 3
- verb crumple to crush or cause to be crushed so as to form wrinkles or creases 3
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Origin of crumple
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English; variant of crimple
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Parts of speech for Crumple
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crumple popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crumple
verb crumple
- crush — To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
- buckle — A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it.
- scrunch — to crunch, crush, or crumple.
- screw — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- wad — a soft, earthy, black to dark-brown mass of manganese oxide minerals.
noun crumple
- flection — the act of bending.
- rivel — a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- plicature — the act or procedure of folding.
- crowfoot — any of several plants of the genus Ranunculus, such as R. sceleratus and R. aquatilis (water crowfoot) that have yellow or white flowers and divided leaves resembling the foot of a crow
- ruckle — ruck2
Antonyms for crumple
verb crumple
- flatten — to make flat.
- straighten — make straight
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
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