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

CRUMPLE definition: to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle. See examples of crumple used in a sentence.

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 …

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 …

Crumple is a verb that means to become wrinkled or creased. Your face might crumple over time as you age, or you might crumple a piece of paper before tossing it in the trash.

The fabric is stiff and does not crumple [= wrinkle, rumple] easily. Her face crumpled [=she looked like she was going to cry] when we told her that she couldn't come with us.

• As the bullet tore through his leg, he crumpled to the ground. • He crumpled to the ice with a shattered fourth cervical vertebra, his body paralyzed from the neck down.