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crumplecrumple /ˈkrʌmpəl/ verb ETYMOLOGYcrumpleOrigin: 1300-1400 crump to curl up (14-19 centuries), from crump, crumb bent (11-18 centuries), from Old English VERB TABLEcrumple |
Present | I, you, we, they | crumple | | he, she, it | crumples | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | crumpled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have crumpled | | he, she, it | has crumpled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had crumpled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will crumple | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have crumpled |
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Present | I | am crumpling | | he, she, it | is crumpling | | you, we, they | are crumpling | Past | I, he, she, it | was crumpling | | you, we, they | were crumpling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been crumpling | | he, she, it | has been crumpling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been crumpling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be crumpling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been crumpling |
1[intransitive, transitive] (also crumple up) to crush something so that it becomes smaller and bent, or to be crushed in this way: He crumpled up his shirt and threw it into the corner. The whole front of the car crumpled on impact.2[intransitive] if your body crumples, you fall in an uncontrolled way because you are unconscious, drunk, etc.: As the bullet tore through his leg, he crumpled to the ground.3[intransitive] if your face crumples, you suddenly look sad or disappointed, as if you might cry: Her face crumpled and she burst into tears. |