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crumpling Definition


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crumple
verb crumpled, crumpling
    tr & intr
    1. To make or become creased or crushed.
      Thesaurus: crinkle, crease, wrinkle, crush, pucker, rumple.
    intr
    2. Said of a face or features: to pucker in distress.
    intr
    3. To collapse; to give away.
Etymology: From Anglo-Saxon crump crooked.



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