crumple up

To crush something soft like paper into a messy ball shape, or to fall down suddenly.

"He crumpled up the rejection letter and threw it in the bin."

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TheStraightPipes · 6:23

This you can just crumple up.

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Anne of All Trades · 81:44

and you just crumple up all of the little chips and willy-nilly toss

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