Definitions for crumples

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crumples crum·ple

Spelling: [kruhm-puh l]

IPA: /ˈkrʌm pəl/

Crumples is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 326 anagrams from letters in crumples (celmprsu).

Definitions for crumples

noun

1. an irregular fold or wrinkle produced by crumpling.

verb (used with object)

1. to press or crush into irregular folds or into a compact mass; bend out of shape; rumple; wrinkle.
2. to cause to collapse or give way suddenly:

verb (used without object)

1. to contract into wrinkles; shrink; shrivel.
2. to give way suddenly; collapse:

Origin of crumples

1400-50; late Middle English; variant of crimple

Examples for crumples

Or the child in handling the object pounds with it, or crumples it, and a sound issues.

The crumples were cut by fissures, perpendicular to which the blue veins ran.

Tootsie Wootsie is about to sign when Medicine Man crumples into heap.

The core of the globe contracts, and the force that crumples the crust to fit the core generates heat.

Hubbard passes it to him, and he looks at it, crumples it in his hand, and grinds it under foot.

And he crumples up his little face like those things in gutta-percha.

Picks up the sheets, crumples them into a ball and throws them into the waste-paper basket.

In an instant the wall paper slips down from the walls and crumples to a heap on the floor.

I think you are right, Mr. crumples, added the vice-principal.

crumples or no crumples, there was no denying that blue was a becoming colour.