"scrumple" meaning in English

See scrumple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: scrumples [present, singular, third-person], scrumpling [participle, present], scrumpled [participle, past], scrumpled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} scrumple (third-person singular simple present scrumples, present participle scrumpling, simple past and past participle scrumpled)
  1. (British) To crumple, crush or wad (like a piece of paper). Tags: British
    Sense id: en-scrumple-en-verb-eleBWDxs Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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