crinkle

[ kring-kuhl ]

/ ˈkrɪŋ kəl /

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verb (used with or without object), crin·kled, crin·kling.

to wrinkle; crimple; ripple.

to make slight, sharp sounds; rustle.

to turn or wind in many little bends and twists.

noun

a wrinkle or ripple.

a crinkling sound.

a turn or twist.

Origin of crinkle

1350–1400; Middle English crinklen; akin to Old English crincan to bend, yield, Dutch krinkelen to crinkle; see cringle, cringe, crank¹, -le

Words nearby crinkle

cringe-making, cringeworthy, cringey, cringle, crinite, crinkle, crinkle leaf, crinkleroot, crinkly, crinkum-crankum, crinogenic

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Example sentences from the Web for crinkle

Peter could divine by the crinkle of his nerves the very loci of the girl as she passed down the thoroughfare.
Birthright|T.S. Stribling
In one breed the wool is apt to wither and crinkle like hay on a sun-beaten hillside.
Steep Trails|John Muir
Does this fidelity so clothe your body that it will not burn and crisp and crinkle in the anguish as of your hell?
The Story of Old Fort Loudon|Charles Egbert Craddock
We crease the petals with them, and crinkle and vein and curl the outer edges.
The Long Day|Dorothy Richardson

According to the evening paper, The flesh on the body began to crinkle and blister.
The Soul of John Brown|Stephen Graham

British Dictionary definitions for crinkle

crinkle

/ (ˈkrɪŋkəl) /

verb

to form or cause to form wrinkles, twists, or folds

to make or cause to make a rustling noise

noun

a wrinkle, twist, or fold

a rustling noise

Word Origin for crinkle

Old English crincan to bend, give way; related to Middle Dutch krinkelen to crinkle, Middle High German krank weak, ill, krenken to weaken

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单词	crinkle
释义	crinkle [ kring-kuhl ] / ˈkrɪŋ kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crinkle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object), crin·kled, crin·kling. to wrinkle; crimple; ripple. to make slight, sharp sounds; rustle. to turn or wind in many little bends and twists. noun a wrinkle or ripple. a crinkling sound. a turn or twist. Origin of crinkle 1350–1400; Middle English crinklen; akin to Old English crincan to bend, yield, Dutch krinkelen to crinkle; see cringle, cringe, crank¹, -le Words nearby crinkle cringe-making, cringeworthy, cringey, cringle, crinite, crinkle, crinkle leaf, crinkleroot, crinkly, crinkum-crankum, crinogenic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crinkle Peter could divine by the crinkle of his nerves the very loci of the girl as she passed down the thoroughfare. Birthright\|T.S. Stribling In one breed the wool is apt to wither and crinkle like hay on a sun-beaten hillside. Steep Trails\|John Muir Does this fidelity so clothe your body that it will not burn and crisp and crinkle in the anguish as of your hell? The Story of Old Fort Loudon\|Charles Egbert Craddock We crease the petals with them, and crinkle and vein and curl the outer edges. The Long Day\|Dorothy Richardson According to the evening paper, The flesh on the body began to crinkle and blister. The Soul of John Brown\|Stephen Graham British Dictionary definitions for crinkle crinkle / (ˈkrɪŋkəl) / verb to form or cause to form wrinkles, twists, or folds to make or cause to make a rustling noise noun a wrinkle, twist, or fold a rustling noise Word Origin for crinkle Old English crincan to bend, give way; related to Middle Dutch krinkelen to crinkle, Middle High German krank weak, ill, krenken to weaken Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to crinkle scrunch, pucker, screw, swish, crease, whisper, rumple, hiss, cockle, twist, fold, crackle, seam, coil, ruck, crimp, wrinkle, curl, wind, rustle
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crinkle

verb (used with or without object), crin·kled, crin·kling.

noun

Origin of crinkle

Words nearby crinkle

Example sentences from the Web for crinkle

British Dictionary definitions for crinkle

verb

noun

Word Origin for crinkle

Words related to crinkle