📰crumple

verb
/ˈkrʌmpəl/

Meaning

to crush something into folds or wrinkles

Example Sentences

He crumpled the paper and threw it in the bin.

Example Expressions

crumple up

Synonyms

wrinkle, fold, crease, collapse, squash

Antonyms

smooth, flatten, straighten

Collocations

crumple paper, crumple clothes, crumple into, crumple up

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