Crinkle Definition
krĭngkəl
crinkled, crinkles, crinkling
verb
crinkled, crinkles, crinkling
To be or cause to be full of wrinkles, twists, or ripples.
Webster's New World
To rustle or crackle, as paper when crushed.
Webster's New World
To cause to crinkle.
American Heritage
(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.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
noun
crinkles
A wrinkle, twist, or ripple.
Webster's New World
A rustling or crackling sound.
Webster's New World
Origin of Crinkle
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From Middle English crenclen (“to bend, buckle”), from Old English *crinclian, frequentative form of Old English crincan (“to yield”), from Proto-Germanic *krinkaną, *kringaną (“to fall”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with North Frisian krenge, krönge (“to obtain, reach, attain”), Dutch krinkelen (“to turn, wind”). Related to cringe.
From Wiktionary
From Middle English crinkled full of turnings akin to cringe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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