crumpling
Squashing into wrinkles
Crumpling is the act of crushing something into wrinkles or folds.
Paper crumples when wadded into a ball; fabric crumples when stuffed into a bag.
The word extends to collapse: The boxer went crumpling to the canvas.
A face crumples when it contorts with emotion, especially before crying.
Creating fold marks
- crinklingMaking small creased sounds
- scrunchingCrushing into compact form
- rumplingCreating wrinkles by handling
- puckeringContracting into small folds
wrinkling · folding · bunching · crimping · gathering · crushing · squeezing · compressing
Overwhelming in intensity
- bucklingBending from compression
- cavingSport of exploring caverns
- crashingColliding with force
- foldingBending something over itself
giving way · imploding · deflating · flattening · compacting · demolition · disintegrating · toppling
creasing
Creating fold marks
- crinklingMaking small creased sounds
- scrunchingCrushing into compact form
- rumplingCreating wrinkles by handling
puckering · wrinkling · folding · bunching · crimping · gathering · crushing · squeezing · compressing · balling up
crushing
Overwhelming in intensity
folding · giving way · imploding · deflating · flattening · compacting · demolition · disintegrating · toppling · tumbling
- deformingbending, twisting, warping, curving, folding
- paper craftsorigami, paper folding, paper cutting, kirigami, quilling
- deformationbending, buckling, cracking, crushing, elongation
- pressure effectscompression, crushing, squeezing, deformation, stress
- muddlingmuddling, jumbling, scrambling, mixing up, disarranging
- shape changestwisting, bending, curving, stretching, shrinking
crumplingsmoothing
Reducing irregularities systematically
flattening · ironing · pressing · straightening · unwrinkling
crumplingreinforcing
Making more robust
stiffening · rigidifying · supporting · bracing · unfolding