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Crumpled vs Crumple - What's the difference?

crumpled | crumple |

Crumple is a related term of crumpled.



As verbs the difference between crumpled and crumple

is that crumpled is past tense of crumple while crumple is to rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.

As an adjective crumpled

is squeezed into a compact mass by irregular folds.

As a noun crumple is

a crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.

crumpled

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Squeezed into a compact mass by irregular folds.
  • The crumpled pieces of paper were used as packing because they took up much more space that way than when they were flat.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (crumple)
  • crumple

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.
  • Verb

    (crumpl)
  • To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
  • To cause to collapse.
  • To become wrinkled.
  • To collapse.
  • Derived terms

    * crumple zone