- present tense form of crumple (3rd person singular).
crumples
Example Sentences
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If people and institutions and businesses and government stand up to him, he crumples.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2026
A piercing scream erupts in the crowd; a woman’s face crumples and flutters, like a paper mask about to disintegrate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
Mesut's face crumples into tears and he turns away to compose himself.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2023
The situation is akin to a car that crumples in a crash: the vehicle absorbs the impact to protect passengers, but it is totaled.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 22, 2023
Esta muerto, and then as if he just heard the news himself, crumples like a coat and cries, my brave Papa cries.
From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros
