Crumpling

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crumple \Crum"ple\ (kr[u^]m"p'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumpled}
     (-p'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crumpling} (-pl[i^]ng).] [Dim. fr.
     crump, a.]
     To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together;
     to rumple; as, to crumple paper.
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           They crumpled it into all shapes, and diligently
           scanned every wrinkle that could be made. --Addison.
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