crumpled; crumpling
ˈkrəm-p(ə-)liŋ 
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Verb
She crumpled the piece of paper into a ball and tossed it into the garbage can.
The car's fender was crumpled in the accident.
At the sight of blood, he crumpled to the floor.
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Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The back half of the car is crumpled in on itself, the windows are shattered and the patrol car was physically turned off the road by the force of the crash.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2024
Niall Stanage, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
The Jamaican great crumples to the track with a left-leg injury while chasing a final gold medal for the Jamaican 4x100-meter relay team at the world championships in London.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Image On a table in a downstairs corner room that Commandant Höss used as a home office lies a heap of torn and crumpled Nazi-era newspapers and other wartime artifacts found after the house was sold.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
The back half of the car is crumpled in on itself, the windows are shattered and the patrol car was physically turned off the road by the force of the crash.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
The footage shows the killer appear relatively calm, not seeming to panic as Thompson crumples, and only breaking into a slight jog while crossing the street to leave the scene.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
The Jamaican great crumples to the track with a left-leg injury while chasing a final gold medal for the Jamaican 4x100-meter relay team at the world championships in London.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Crumple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crumple. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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