crinkle
pronunciation
How to pronounce crinkle in British English:
UK [ˈkrɪŋkl]
How to pronounce crinkle in American English:
US [ˈkrɪŋkəl]
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- Noun:
- a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
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- Verb:
- make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface
- become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
Word Origin
- crinkle (v.)
- late 14c., from frequentative of Old English crincan, variant of cringan "to bend, yield" (see cringe). Related: Crinkled; crinkling. As a noun from 1590s.
Example
- 1. A less careful caress may make it crinkle or crack .
- 2. The leaf was beginning to crinkle at the edges .
- 3. I stayed a big half day in the hotel swimming pool so that my hand skin started to crinkle .
- 4. He watched her eyebrows crinkle in confusion .
- 5. Detection and identification of apple fruit crinkle viroid .