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crumple

v.
US //ˈkɹəmpəɫ// UK //kɹˈʌmpəl// crum·ple
Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English crumplen, cromplen, frequentative of Middle English crumpen (“to curl up, crump”), from Old English crump (“bent, crooked”). Equivalent to crump + -le.

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