Crinkle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To form wrinkles or ripples.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a soft crackling sound; rustle.
  • v. To cause to crinkle.
  • n. A wrinkle, ripple, or fold.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
  • n. A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl.
  • verb-intransitive. To turn or wind; to run in and out in many short bends or turns; to curl; to run in waves; to wrinkle; also, to rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
  • n. A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To form or mark with short curves, waves, or wrinkles; make with many flexures; mold into corrugations; corrugate.
  • To turn or wind; bend; wrinkle; be marked by short waves or ripples; curl; be corrugated or crimped.
  • To cringe.
  • n. A wrinkle; a turn or twist; a ripple; a corrugation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
  • v. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
  • n. a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
  • Verb Form
    crinkled    crinkles    crinkling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fold up    fold   
    Form
    crinkled    crinkling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    curl    wrinkle    sinuosity    ripple    twist   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts