crumple
To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing togetherTo rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
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» Tom crumpled up the paper and threw it in the trashcan.
Tom knüllte die Zeitung zusammen und warf sie in den Papierkorb. — Manfredo
Том скомкал бумагу и кинул её в мусорную корзину. — odexed
Том зім'яв папір і кинув його у смітник. — deniko
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Examples
31 sentencesTom crumpled up the paper and threw it in the trashcan.
Том зім'яв папір і кинув його у смітник. — deniko
ruТом скомкал бумагу и кинул её в мусорную корзину. — odexed
deTom knüllte die Zeitung zusammen und warf sie in den Papierkorb. — Manfredo
Tom crumpled the paper.
Том зім'яв папір. — deniko
Tom crumpled the bag.
Том зім'яв пакет. — deniko
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
He crumpled the note and threw it away.
knüllen, zerknittern, verkrumpeln
смина́тьsminátʹ, мятьmjatʹ, смятьsmjatʹ
жма́катиžmákaty, м'я́тиmʺjáty
(figuratively, intransitive)To collapse; to surrender.
The team's defensive strategy crumpled.
The defenders crumpled owing to exhaustion and dehydration.
fold or collapse
(intransitive)To become wrinkled.
The car's body panels crumpled when they hit the post.
zerknittern
мо́рщитьсяmórščitʹsja, мятьсяmjatʹsja
(transitive)To cause to collapse.
He crumpled the car's body panels when he backed into a post.
Origin
From Middle English crumplen, cromplen, frequentative of Middle English crumpen (“to curlFrom Middle English crumplen, cromplen, frequentative of Middle English crumpen (“to curl up, crump”), from Old English crump (“bent, crooked”). Equivalent to crump + -le.
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Forms
crumples, crumpling, crumpled, crumpledTenses
crumple · crumpled · will crumple · have crumpledSynonyms
15 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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