Definition of crinkle Crinkle
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| crinkle - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" | ||
| wrinkle, furrow, crease, seam, line | ||
| imprint, impression, depression a device produced by pressure on a surface | ||
| cutis, tegument, skin an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane" | ||
| crow's feet, crow's foot, laugh line a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes | ||
| dermatoglyphic the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet) | ||
| frown line a facial wrinkle associated with frowning | ||
| life line, line of life, lifeline a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live | ||
| heart line, line of heart, love line, mensal line a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature | ||
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| crinkle - make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane" | ||
| wrinkle, ruckle, crease, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp | ||
| fold up, fold, turn up incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter" | ||
| cockle, knit, pucker, rumple, crumple make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf" | ||
| ruck, ruck up, pucker to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips" | ||
| crinkle - become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle" | ||
| rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease | ||
| fold up, fold incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- crinkle (Noun)
A wrinkle, fold, crease or unevenness. - crinkle (Verb)
To fold, crease, crumple or wad.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- crinkle (v. t.)
To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl. - crinkle (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. - crinkle (n.)
A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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crinkle
krink′l, v.t. to twist, wrinkle, crimp.—v.i. to wrinkle up, curl.—n. a wrinkle.—adj. Crink′ly, wrinkly.—n. and adj. Crink′um-crank′um, a word applied familiarly to things intricate or crooked
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