crumple
verb
Definitions of crumple verb
- TransitiveIntransitive
to cause something to become, or to become, full of irregular folds
This fabric tends to crumple very easily.
He crumpled the document into a ball.
The paper crumpled when it got wet.
- Intransitive
If someone's face crumples, it shows many lines due to a strong emotion.
Her smile vanished and her face crumpled when she heard the news.
His face crumpled as he listened to the story and began to cry.
Her face crumpled with grief.
- Intransitive
If someone crumples, they suddenly fall to the ground.
He crumpled to the ground after being shot.
She felt a wave of dizziness, and then she crumpled.
His legs gave way and he crumpled when he heard the terrible news.
Phrasal Verbs of crumple
- crumple something up
to compress a sheet of paper until it is entirely creased and folded
• He was disappointed with the rejection letter and crumpled it up.