crumpled
[ kruhm-puh ld ]
/ ˈkrʌm pəld /
adjective
rumpled; wrinkled; crushed.
bent in a spiral curve: a crumpled ram's horn.
Origin of crumpled
1275–1325; Middle English; variant of
crimpled, past participle of
crimple
OTHER WORDS FROM crumpled
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Definition for crumpled (2 of 2)
crumple
[ kruhm-puh l ]
/ ˈkrʌm pəl /
verb (used with object), crum·pled, crum·pling.
to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle.
to cause to collapse or give way suddenly: That right hook to the midsection crumpled him.
verb (used without object), crum·pled, crum·pling.
to contract into wrinkles; shrink; shrivel.
to give way suddenly; collapse: The bridge crumpled under the weight of the heavy trucks.
noun
an irregular fold or wrinkle produced by crumpling.
Origin of crumple
1400–50; late Middle English; variant of
crimple
OTHER WORDS FROM crumple
crum·ply, adjective un·crum·pling, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for crumpled
British Dictionary definitions for crumpled
crumple
/ (ˈkrʌmpəl) /
verb
(when intr, often foll by up)
to collapse or cause to collapse
his courage crumpled
(when tr, often foll by up)
to crush or cause to be crushed so as to form wrinkles or creases
(intr)
to shrink; shrivel
noun
a loose crease or wrinkle
Derived forms of crumple
crumply, adjectiveWord Origin for crumple
C16: from obsolete
crump to bend; related to Old High German
krimpfan to wrinkle, Old Norse
kreppa to contract