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Webster 1913 Edition

Crumple

Crum′ple

(krŭm′p’l)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Crumpled
(-p’ld)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Crumpling
(-plĭng)
.]
[Dim. fr.
crump
,
a.
]
To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together; to rumple;
as, to
crumple
paper
.
They
crumpled
it into all shapes, and diligently scanned every wrinkle that could be made.
Addison.

Crum′ple

,
Verb.
I.
To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed together;
as, leaves
crumple
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Crumple

CRUMPLE

,
Verb.
I.
[from crump. See Rumple, the same word without a prefix.] To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to rumple.

CRUMPLE

,
Verb.
I.
To contract; to shrink.

Definition 2024

crumple

crumple

English

Noun

crumple ‎(plural crumples)

  1. A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.

Verb

crumple ‎(third-person singular simple present crumples, present participle crumpling, simple past and past participle crumpled)

  1. (transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
  2. (transitive) To cause to collapse.
  3. (intransitive) To become wrinkled.
  4. (intransitive) To collapse.

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References

  • “crumple” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Etymology

From Middle English crumpen ‎(“to curl up, crump”),from Old English crump ‎(“crooked”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʌmpəl

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