0 present participle of crumple
1 to become, or cause something to become, full of folds that are not equal in size:
The scene ends with a close-up of his face, crumpling slowly with fatigue and sadness.
Another noteworthy feature, this time of a mechanical nature, of such shells is that they offer no resistance to crumpling when they are deflated.
The anger and frustration strategy references expressing frustration by swearing, slamming things down, crumpling up paper, and losing temper for a moment.
In a collision the crumpling of a vehicle's bodywork absorbs some of the force of the impact.
Activated by crumpling the crystals together, it is applied to the wounded area.
Tons of machinery crashed down through crumpling floors, dragging trapped, screaming victims along in their downward path.
People may imagine their own name called, crumpling bags, white noise, or a doorbell ringing.
Longer gloves were worn rather loosely during this period, crumpling below the elbow.
