crinkle (noun)
1crinkle — late 14c., from frequentative of O.E. crincan, variant of cringan to bend, yield (see CRINGE (Cf. cringe)). Related: Crinkled; crinkling. As a noun from 1590s …
2crinkle — ► VERB ▪ form small creases or wrinkles. ► NOUN ▪ a small crease or wrinkle. DERIVATIVES crinkly adjective. ORIGIN related to CRINGE(Cf. ↑cringe) …
3crinkle root — noun North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots • Syn: ↑crinkleroot, ↑crinkle root, ↑pepper root, ↑toothwort, ↑Cardamine diphylla, ↑Dentaria diphylla • Hypernyms: ↑bittercress, ↑ …
4crinkle-root — noun North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots • Syn: ↑crinkleroot, ↑crinkle root, ↑pepper root, ↑toothwort, ↑Cardamine diphylla, ↑Dentaria diphylla • Hypernyms: ↑bittercress, ↑ …
5crinkle-bush — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the dyed sprays of an Australian shrub (Lomatia silaifolia) used by decorators and florists for ornament …
6crinkle — I = crinkle up crinkle UK [ˈkrɪŋk(ə)l] / US or crinkle up UK / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms crinkle : present tense I/you/we/they crinkle he/she/it crinkles present participle crinkling past tense crinkled past participle crinkled …
7crinkle — crin|kle1 [ krıŋkl ] or ,crinkle up verb intransitive or transitive if you crinkle something such as paper or cloth, or it crinkles, you make a lot of small messy folds in it crinkle crin|kle 2 [ krıŋkl ] noun count a small messy fold in… …
8crinkle — 1 verb (I, T) also crinkle up to become covered with small folds, or make something do this: The heat was beginning to make the cellophane crinkle. compare wrinkle 2 crinkled adjective 2 noun (countable usually singular) a thin fold, especially… …
9crinkle — I. verb (crinkled; crinkling) Etymology: Middle English crynkelen; akin to Old English cringan to yield Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to form many short bends or ripples b. wrinkle 2. to give forth a thin crackling …
10crinkle — [c]/ˈkrɪŋkəl / (say kringkuhl) verb (crinkled, crinkling) –verb (i) 1. to wind or turn in and out. 2. to wrinkle; crimple; ripple. 3. to make slight, sharp sounds; rustle. –verb (t) 4. to cause to wrinkle or rustle. –noun 5. a turn or twist; a… …
