crinkle
crinkle
Definition
crin·kle (kriŋ′kəl)
intransitive verb, transitive verb -·kled, -·kling
- to be or cause to be full of wrinkles, twists, or ripples
- to rustle or crackle, as paper when crushed
Etymology: ME crenklen, freq. < OE crincan, var. of cringan: see cringe
noun
- a wrinkle, twist, or ripple
- a rustling or crackling sound
crin′·kly adjective -·klier, -·kli·est
crinkle
Synonyms
crinkle
Usage Examples
Object
- leave: Cowslip Primula veris Bunches of yellow flower heads are carried on tall stems arising from rosettes of blue-green slightly crinkled leaves.
- sound: There are hidden squeakers, rattles and crinkling sounds to find and explore.
- paper: You can use all sorts of noisy tricks to check reactions: rattling keys, crinkling paper, blowing police whistles.
- nose: She was running a nail along the edge of an oven tray I'd washed earlier, her nose crinkled in disgust.
- noise: But you can easily hear the crinkling noises they make as they scurry around the bag.
Adjective modifier
- tiny: The fragment of coral, a tiny crinkle of pink like a sugar rosebud from a cake, rolled across the mat.
Modifies a noun
- paper: Squashy balls containing crinkle paper are encircled by teething rings, some of which have a smiling face or chewy star hanging from them.
- cat: With soft pole and squeaky duck base, crinkle cat top, squeaky pig ring, sheep rattle ring and cow jingle ring.
- toy: Pack of 4 Crinkle Balls Price: £ 1.45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crinkle Mouse Metalic colored crinkle cat toys.
- chip: I seem to recall curly fries being really popular, and lattice fries ( even perhaps the crinkle cut chips )!
- viscose: The crinkle viscose fabric is super for traveling, as it both hides and resists creasing.
- crag: Crinkle Crags We spent a fantastic day going up the Knott, doing all Crinkle Crags before descending The Band.
Modifying Another Word
