scrumple
scrumple verb: to crumple, crush or wad (like a piece of paper).
Verb
scrumple (third-person singular simple present scrumples, present participle scrumpling, simple past and past participle scrumpled)
- To crumple, crush or wad (like a piece of paper).
- ...once a piece of paper has been scrumpled no amount of flattening will erase the fact that it has been treated that way"The Man Who Never Was" by Ewen Montagu, published by J. B. Lippincott Company 1954 Page 87
- Throw the first sheet unfolded. Throw the second scrumpled up into a ball. And throw the third after you have folded it into a paper airplane.2011, Brian Clegg, Inflight Science: A Guide to the World from Your Airplane Window
Forms of scrumple
| third-person singular present | scrumples |
|---|---|
| present participle | scrumpling |
| past participle | scrumpled |
| past | scrumpled |
Questions about scrumple
- What does scrumple mean?
- Scrumple means to crumple, crush or wad (like a piece of paper).
- What part of speech is scrumple?
- Scrumple is a verb.
- What is the past tense of scrumple?
- The past tense of scrumple is scrumpled.
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