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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)
.] 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
Wondrously wrinkled.
Comely
crinkled
,Wondrously wrinkled.
Skelton.
The flames through all the casements pushing forth,
Like red-not devils
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
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.
Definition 2024
crinkle
crinkle
English
Verb
crinkle (third-person singular simple present crinkles, present participle crinkling, simple past and past participle crinkled)
- (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.
- (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.
- L. T. Trowbridge
Derived terms
Translations
to fold, crease, crumple, or wad
to rustle
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Noun
crinkle (plural crinkles)
- A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.
- He observed the crinkles forming around his eyes and suddenly felt old.
Translations
wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness