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crumpling up

crumpling up is the present participle and gerund of crumple up.

Meaning of crumple up

Verb

crumple up (third-person singular simple present crumples up, present participle crumpling up, simple past and past participle crumpled up)

  1. (intransitive) To become crumpled or messily folded up.
  2. (transitive) To crumple or messily fold (something).
  3. (broadly, figuratively, intransitive) To collapse; to give up and fold in a stressful situation.

Questions about crumpling up

What is crumpling up the present participle and gerund of?
Crumpling up is the present participle and gerund of crumple up.

Words near crumpling up in the dictionary

  1. crumples
  2. crumples up
  3. crumplier
  4. crumpliest
  5. crumpling
  6. crumpling up
  7. crumplings
  8. crumply
  9. crumps
  10. Crumpsall
  11. Crumpton

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