Crinkle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Crinkle is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
Meaning
(ambitransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
- A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.
- The act of crinkling.
Example Sentences
The green wheat crinkles like a lake.
He crinkled the wrapper and threw it out.
All the rooms were full of crinkling silks.
The old man's lined face crinkled into a smile.
Word Forms
- crinkles
- crinkling
- crinkled
Synonyms for crinkle
Depending on context, synonyms include crisp, furrow, line, crease, crumple, scrunch.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scrunch, rumple, ruckle, crumple, crease, wrinkle.
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