Crinkle
['krɪŋk(ə)l] or ['krɪŋkl]
Definition
(v. t.) To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl.
(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.
(n.) A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity.
Checker: Ramona
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Crankle, run in and out.
Edited by Griffith
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See CRIMPLE]
Editor: Lois
Definition
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.
n. a turn winding or wrinkle an angular protuberance.—v.t. to bend: to twist.
Typist: Wolfgang
Examples
- Crinkle, crinkle, 'ittle 'tar, and it had become a household custom, for the mother was a born singer. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- His face was brown-red, with a dry, bright skin, that seemed to crinkle with his mobile expressions. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- His hair and whiskers were shot with gray, and his face was all crinkled and puckered like a withered apple. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- His cheeks were red, his brow was all crinkled with anger, and the veins stood out at his temples with passion. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Typist: Norton