crumple
/ˈkrʌmp(ə)l/
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American sound/ˈkrʌmp(ə)l/
crumple
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- 2 syllables
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- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
crum - ple -> crumple
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ ~ (sth) (into sth) ; ~ (sth) (up) တွန့်ကြေသည်။ တွန့်ရှုံ့သည်။ ကြေမွသည်။ ခြေမွှသည်။ material that crumples easily ❍ The front of the car crumpled on impact. ❍ He crumpled the paper into a ball. ❍ crumpling the note up in his fist. ❍ (fig )His face crumpled up and he began to cry.
၂။ အားနည်းချည့်နဲ့သည်။ ပြိုပျက်သည်။ ပျက်ပြားသည်။
All resistance to the proposal has crumpled. crumpled adj : a crumpled suit/ envelope/ £10 note ❍ The letter was a bit crumpled at the edges. ❍ She was lying in a crumpled heap (ie with her body bent forward) on the floor.
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crease, wrinkle, crinkle, scrunch up, rumple, crush, screw up, break down, buckle, cave in, collapse, crimp, crimple, crow's foot, crow's-foot, crowfoot, dog's ear, fall, flection, flexure, fold, give way, go to pieces, knife edge, knife-edge, lapel, plica, plication, plicature, pucker, rimple, rivel, ruche, ruck, ruckle, screw, scrunch, shirring, shrivel, smocking, wad
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