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crumple
verb
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- RUMPL
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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Meaning
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verb
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
“This fabric won't wrinkle”
verb
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
“She puckered her lips”
verb
fold or collapse
“His knees buckled”
verb
fall apart
“the building crumbled after the explosion”
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Example Sentences
This fabric won't wrinkle
She puckered her lips
His knees buckled
the building crumbled after the explosion
Negotiations broke down
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