to crinkle
11Crinkle — Crin kle, v. 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. [1913 Webster] The green wheat crinkles like a lake. L. T. Trowbridge. [1913… …
12crinkle — 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 …
13crinkle — [v] crumple, ruffle cockle, coil, crackle, crease, crimp, crimple, curl, fold, hiss, pucker, ruck, rumple, rustle, scallop, screw, scrunch, seam, swish, twist, whisper, wind, wreathe, wrinkle; concepts 65,137,213,250 Ant. straighten …
14crinkle — ► VERB ▪ form small creases or wrinkles. ► NOUN ▪ a small crease or wrinkle. DERIVATIVES crinkly adjective. ORIGIN related to CRINGE(Cf. ↑cringe) …
15crinkle — [kriŋ′kəl] vi., vt. crinkled, crinkling [ME crenklen, freq. < OE crincan, var. of cringan: see CRINGE] 1. to be or cause to be full of wrinkles, twists, or ripples 2. to rustle or crackle, as paper when crushed n. 1. a wrinkle, twist, or… …
16crinkle — 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 …
17crinkle — crin|kle1 [ˈkrıŋkəl] v also crinkle up [I and T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Old English cringan; CRINGE] 1.) if you crinkle part of your face, or if it crinkles, you move it so that small lines appear on it ▪ His mouth crinkled into a …
18crinkle — 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… …
19Crinkle-cutting — A pile of crinkle cut McCoys Crisps Crinkle cutting means cutting so the result is corrugated (forms regular waves). One can do this with specialized knives or mandoline. It is frequently used for potato chips, and (in that context especially) is …
20crinkle — verb Crinkle is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye Crinkle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑nose …
