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🥐 Crisp and crumbly 📄 Wrinkled or creased 🍂 Soft crackling sound
crumply

crumply

7.6
Making a soft crunching sound when pressed or walked on
  • adjective
  • /ˈkrʌmpli/
translation icon : crujiente
  • The crumply leaves underfoot signaled the arrival of autumn in the park.

Examples

  • His jacket made a crumply noise every time he moved his arms.

  • This crumply paper makes a nice sound when you crumple it up.

  • She loved the crumply texture of the old parchment as she turned each page.

  • The leaves are crumply underfoot.

  • This crumply paper makes a nice sound.

  • The crumply leaves underfoot signaled the arrival of autumn in the park.

  • His jacket made a crumply noise every time he moved his arms.

Synonyms

crunchy
vscrumply
35 1.3

Firm and making a loud sound when you bite it

is softer and quieter when pressed or stepped on
crackly
vscrumply
1 3.9

Making small sharp sounds like dry things breaking or moving

is softer and less sharp when pressed or stepped on
crepitant
vscrumply
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Making a crackling or rattling sound in the lungs, for example in joints

describes soft surface noises when pressed rather than internal medical sounds

Antonyms

silent
257 1.0

Not making any sound

How Crunchy

crunchy
35 1.3
crispy
67 1.0
crumply
7.6
crackly
1 3.9
soft
552 1.0

Surface Forms

crumply positive

Morphology

crumply = crump (semi-transparent) = crump + ly

The suffix '-ly' is typically used to form adjectives, but 'crump' is not a standalone word in English.

Etymology

A helpful way to remember crumply is to think of crunch 'a sharp, crisp sound' together with crumple 'to crush or fold', so imagine leaves or paper that make soft crunches when you move them. So, crumply means 'making a soft crunching or crackling sound'.