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crumple

/ˈkrʌmpəl/

crumple up

crumplenoun

crumples

/ˈkrʌm.pəl/

Translations

смятие

The crumple of the paper was loud in the quiet room.

Смятие бумаги было громким в тихой комнате.

складка

She noticed a crumple in the fabric of her dress.

Она заметила складку на ткани своего платья.

Additional translations

мятость

Definitions

A crease or wrinkle in a material, especially paper or fabric, caused by folding or crushing.

The crumple in the paper made it difficult to write on.

The act or result of crumpling; a sudden collapse or deformation.

With a loud crumple, the can flattened beneath his foot.

Synonyms

crumpleverb

crumpled

Past Simple

crumpled

Past Participle

crumpling

Gerund

/ˈkrʌmpəl/

Translations

мять

She crumpled the paper and threw it away.

Она смяла бумагу и выбросила её.

смять

He crumpled the letter in his hand.

Он смял письмо в руке.

сминать

The child crumpled the drawing in frustration.

Ребёнок сминал рисунок от досады.

Additional translations

измять

скомкать

мну

Definitions

To crush something, typically paper or fabric, into a compact mass.

She crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it in the trash.

To collapse or fall down suddenly.

The old building crumpled under the weight of the heavy snow.

To cause something to become wrinkled or creased.

He crumpled his shirt by sitting on it for too long.

Synonyms

crumpleadjective

Used attributively, chiefly in the compound 'crumple zone' to describe parts of a vehicle designed to collapse on impact.

Definitions

Designed or intended to collapse or deform in order to absorb impact.

The car's crumple zone absorbed most of the collision energy.