Crumple — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fall apart

fold or collapse

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʌmpəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈʌmpəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈʌmpəl/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈʌmpəl/.

Examples

the building crumbled after the explosion
Negotiations broke down
His knees buckled

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crumble wrinkle collapse crinkle buckle tumble rumple break down cockle pucker knit crease

Parts of Speech

verb	fall apart “the building crumbled after the explosion”
verb	fold or collapse “His knees buckled”
verb	to gather something into small wrinkles or folds “She puckered her lips”
verb	become wrinkled or crumpled or creased “This fabric won't wrinkle”

Word Forms

wrinkle	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
crease	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
crinkle	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zerknittern

auseinander fallen

🇫🇷French

froisser

tomber en morceaux

🇪🇸Spanish

arruga

desmoronarse

🇮🇹Italian

accartocciarsi

cadere a pezzi

🇳🇱Dutch

verkreukelen

uit elkaar vallen

🇵🇹Portuguese

amassar

desmoronar

🇷🇺Russian

мять

развалиться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पड़ना

अलग - थलग

🇧🇩Bengali

চূর্ণবিচূর্ণ

বিচ্ছিন্ন হয়ে পড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

நொறுங்குதல்

பிரிந்து விழுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

నలిగిన

విడిపోతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

चुरा

अलग पडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કચડી નાખવું

અલગ પડી જવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಸಿಯಲು

ಬೀಳುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തകർന്നുവീഴുക

വീഴും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੂਰ ਚੂਰ

ਵੱਖ ਹੋ ਜਾਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کچلنا

الگ ہو جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

弄皱

散架

🇯🇵Japanese

くしゃくしゃにする

バラバラになる

🇰🇷Korean

구기다

무너지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhàu nát

sụp đổ

🇹🇭Thai

ยู่ยี่

กระจุย

🇮🇩Indonesian

roboh

berantakan

🇵🇭Filipino

lamukot

magkawatak-watak

🇲🇾Malay

renyuk

berpecah belah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جعدة

ينهار

🇮🇷Persian

مچاله کردن

از هم پاشید

🇹🇷Turkish

buruşmak

parçalanmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְקַמֵט

להתפרק

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What is the primary definition of the word 'crumple'?

The primary meaning of 'crumple' is 'fall apart'.

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Using 'crumple' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'crumple' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'crumple' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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