"crumpling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crumplings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crumpling (plural crumplings)
  1. The act by which something crumples.
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  2. A crumpled shape or structure.
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  3. A small crump
    Sense id: en-crumpling-en-noun-FhQ4j88e

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} crumpling
  1. present participle and gerund of crumple Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: crumple
    Sense id: en-crumpling-en-verb-59nG96fI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 8 7 61

Inflected forms

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