crumpling

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of crumpling or crumpling something, usually by folding it into irregular shapes, often to make it smaller or neater.

  - "He crumpled the paper into a ball."
  - "The child's art project involved crumpling aluminum foil."
  - "After the accident, the car was crumpled beyond recognition."

• Noun

  A crumpling or wrinkled surface, such as that of crumpled fabric or a crumpled piece of paper.

  - "The crumpling of the fabric revealed hidden stains."
  - "The crumpling on the surface of the moon is caused by meteor impacts."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with crumpling
crumbling , stumbling , rumbling , grumbling

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Variants

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crumple , crumpled , crumples , crumpling

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Etymology

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The origin of the word 'crumpling' can be traced back to the Old English word 'crumplian', meaning to fold or pleat.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'crumpling' is also used in the field of materials science to describe the behavior of certain materials under stress.

2. The world record for the largest ball of crumpled paper was set in 1990 by a man named Kuo Chu Kang, who created a ball with a diameter of 4.27 meters (14 feet).

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Related Concepts

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1. Folding: The process of bending and creasing paper, fabric, or other materials to make them smaller or change their shape.

2. Wrinkles: Lines, folds, or creases on the surface of an object, often caused by age or use.

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Culture

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The word 'crumpling' has been used in various forms of art and literature to describe the texture or appearance of certain objects or surfaces. In music, the term 'crumple' is sometimes used to describe the distortion of sound in heavy metal music.

How to Memorize "crumpling"

1. visualize
   

   - To visualize crumpling, imagine holding a piece of paper in your hand and scrunching it up into a ball.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'crumpling' with the sensation of scrunching up a piece of paper or the sound of crinkling leaves.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Crumple like a paper' to remember the meaning of the word.

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