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Webster 1913 Edition


Crinkle

Crin′kle

(krĭṉ′k’l)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Crinkled
(-k’ld)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Crinkling
(-klĭng)
.]
[A dim., fr. the root of
cringe
; akin to D.
krinkelen
to wind or twist. Cf.
Cringle
,
Cringe
.]
To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl.
The house[GREEK]s
crinkled
to and fro.
Chaucer.
Her face all bowsy,
Comely
crinkled
,
Wondrously wrinkled.
Skelton.
The flames through all the casements pushing forth,
Like red-not devils
crinkled
into snakes.
Mrs. Browning.

Crin′kle

,
Verb.
I.
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.
The green wheat
crinkles
like a lake.
L. T. Trowbridge.
And all the rooms
Were full of
crinkling
silks.
Mrs. Browning.

Crin′kle

,
Noun.
A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity.
The
crinkles
in this glass, making objects appear double.
A. Tucker.

Webster 1828 Edition


Crinkle

CRINKLE

,
Verb.
I.
To turn or wind; to bend; to wrinkle; to run in and out in little or short bends or turns; as, the lightning crinkles.

Definition 2024


crinkle

crinkle

English

Verb

crinkle (third-person singular simple present crinkles, present participle crinkling, simple past and past participle crinkled)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
    He crinkled the wrapper and threw it out.
    The old man's lined face crinkled into a smile.
  2. (intransitive) To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
    • L. T. Trowbridge
      The green wheat crinkles like a lake.
    • Elizabeth Browning
      All the rooms were full of crinkling silks.

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Noun

crinkle (plural crinkles)

  1. A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.
    He observed the crinkles forming around his eyes and suddenly felt old.

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