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crinkle

noun

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verb

  1. furrow
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/

noun

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.

  1. A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.

    He observed the crinkles forming around his eyes and suddenly felt old.

  2. The act of crinkling.

verb

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.

  1. To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.

    He crinkled the wrapper and threw it out.

    The old man's lined face crinkled into a smile.

  2. To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.

    The green wheat crinkles like a lake.

    All the rooms were full of crinkling silks.