crinkle

(kriŋkəl)

intransitive verb, transitive verb crinkled, crinkling

  1. to be or cause to be full of wrinkles, twists, or ripples
  2. to rustle or crackle, as paper when crushed

Origin: ME crenklen, freq. < OE crincan, var. of cringan: see cringe

noun

  1. a wrinkle, twist, or ripple
  2. a rustling or crackling sound

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See crinkle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb crin·kled, crin·kling, crin·kles
verb, intransitive
  1. To form wrinkles or ripples.
  2. To make a soft crackling sound; rustle.
verb, transitive
To cause to crinkle.
noun
A wrinkle, ripple, or fold.

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English crinkled, full of turnings

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Related Forms:

  • crinˈkly adjective

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