Crinkle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Examples
- The dry leaves began to crinkle up as they fell to the ground.
- When you pack the bags carelessly, the clothes will likely crinkle and require ironing.
- She deliberately tried to crinkle the edges of the flower petals to give them an old, worn look.
- The once-flat sheets were starting to crinkle after sitting idle for weeks in storage.
- The ice skating rink's surface started to crinkle as the temperature rose above freezing.
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Meaning 2
Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The paper will crinkle if you fold it carelessly.
- As she aged, her skin began to crinkle from years of sun exposure.
- The cellophane wrapping on the candy bar started to crinkle as it was unwrapped.
- Her forehead would crinkle whenever she was thinking deeply about a problem.
- The freshly pressed dress shirt began to crinkle as the day wore on.