to crinkle
21crinkle — 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… …
22crinkle — 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 …
23crinkle — /kring keuhl/, v., crinkled, crinkling, n. v.t., v.i. 1. to wrinkle; crimple; ripple. 2. to make slight, sharp sounds; rustle. 3. to turn or wind in many little bends and twists. n. 4. a wrinkle or ripple. 5. a crinkling sound. 6. a turn or twist …
24Crinkle — Crin|kle auch: Crink|le 〈[krı̣ŋkl] m. 6; Textilw.〉 Stoff aus Seide, Baumwolle od. Kunstfasern mit charakteristischem, knittrigem Erscheinungsbild, das durch eine Wärmebehandlung hervorgerufen wird [<engl. crinkle „(Knitter)falte“] …
25crinkle up — phr verb Crinkle up is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye …
26Crinkle — Crin|kle auch: Crink|le 〈[krı̣ŋkl] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 Stoff aus Seide, Baumwolle od. Kunstfasern mit charakteristischem, knittrigem Erscheinungsbild, das durch eine Wärmebehandlung hervorgerufen wird [Etym.: <engl. crinkle »(Knitter )Falte«] …
27crinkle — n British banknotes, money. This term was used by bookies, spivs, etc. in the 1950s and is now probably obsolete. Crackle was a synonym. ► I need some crinkle in a hurry …
28crinkle — [[t]krɪ̱ŋk(ə)l[/t]] crinkles, crinkling, crinkled 1) V ERG If something crinkles or if you crinkle it, it becomes slightly creased or folded. He shrugged whimsically, his eyes crinkling behind his glasses... [V n] When she laughs, she crinkles… …
29crinkle up — See: crinkle I …
30crinkle — [ˈkrɪŋk(ə)l] verb [I/T] if skin or cloth crinkles, or if you crinkle it, a lot of small folds appear in it crinkled [ˈkrɪŋk(ə)ld] adj crinkly [ˈkrɪŋkli] adj …
