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crinkle en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English crenclen (“to bend, buckle”), from Old English *crinclian, frequentative form of Old English crincan (“to yield”), from Proto-Germanic *kringaną (“to turn, to fall, to yield”), 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.

Meanings

  1. A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.
    • He observed the crinkles forming around his eyes and suddenly felt old.
  2. The act of crinkling.
  3. Chocolate crinkle; a type of cookie made of primarily cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and water

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
crinkles Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

crinkle-patterned · crinklebutt · crinkly · crinkle-cut · crinkleroot · crinkle-leaved poison · crinkle-crankle

Translations (8)

bg чупка (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness) · de Fältchen (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness) · de Falte (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness) · bg гънка (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness) · bg извивка (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness) · fa گرنج (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness) · bg бръчка (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness) · fi ryppy (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness)

crinkle en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English crenclen (“to bend, buckle”), from Old English *crinclian, frequentative form of Old English crincan (“to yield”), from Proto-Germanic *kringaną (“to turn, to fall, to yield”), 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.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
    • The old man's lined face crinkled into a smile.
    • He crinkled the wrapper and threw it out.
  2. (intransitive) To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
    • All the rooms were full of crinkling silks. 1856, Elizabeth Browning, Aurora Leigh:
    • The green wheat crinkles like a lake. 1908, John Townsend Trowbridge, Vagabonds and other poems:

Forms

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crinkling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
crinkled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
crinkled Tense=Past lexicographic
crinkles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

uncrinkle

Translations (20)

pt dobrar (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad) · bg нагъвам (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad) · fi krepata (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad) · ru смина́ть (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad) · de sich verziehen (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad) · cmn 皺 /皱 (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad) · fi kahista (to rustle) · de rauschen (to rustle) · eo ĉifi (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad) · de sich in Falten legen (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad) · el θροΐζω (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad) · bg шумоля (to rustle) · fi rypyttää (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad) · fi rypistää (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad) · fr froisser (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad) · de zerknittern (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad) · fi rypistyä (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad) · fr froufrouter (to rustle) · bg набръчквам (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad) · de knittern (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad)