1
[ verb ] fall apart

Synonyms

crumble tumble break_down collapse

Examples

"the building crumbled after the explosion" "Negociations broke down"

Used in print

(Todhunter Ballard, The Night Riders....)

It was partially cemented by ages and pressure , yet it crumpled before the onslaught of the powerful streams , the force of a_thousand fire_hoses , and with the gold it held washed_down through the long sluices .

Related terms

change_integrity

2
[ verb ] to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

Synonyms

pucker cockle rumple knit draw

Examples

"She puckered her lips"

Related terms

wrinkle draw

3
[ verb ] fold or collapse

Synonyms

buckle

Examples

"His knees buckled"

Related terms

collapse

4
[ verb ] become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

Synonyms

wrinkle crease crinkle rumple

Examples

"This fabric won't wrinkle"

Related terms

fold wrinkle

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Rhymes with

rumple trample ample couple sample cripple grapple carpal ripple pimple simple temple dimple example apple maple supple uncouple scruple triple metacarpal topple quintuple decouple scalpel hopple chapel quadruple archetypal purple papal people gospel tipple nipple principal principle episcopal constantinople multiple municipal fipple opal opel quintuple disciple pupil pineapple townspeople staple steeple businesspeople

Phonetic and Homophones

K R AH1 M P AH0 L

Similar Spelling

Crumpler crumpled crump crumpet crumble Crumbley crumbled crimp cramp Crambe crumbly crimper cramped Crumpton crumb

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