Crinkle
verb
To cause something to form folds or creases.
She loved to crinkle the wrapping paper.
Often appears as...
- crinkle paper
- crinkle fabric
verb
To make a sharp, high noise.
The leaves crinkled under her boots.
Often appears as...
- crinkle leaves
- crinkle paper
verb
To become wrinkled or crumpled.
The fabric crinkled when it dried.
Often appears as...
- crinkle fabric
- crinkle in the heat
noun
A crease or fold on the surface of something.
There were crinkles around the corners of her eyes when she smiled.
Often appears as...
- crinkles around eyes
- crinkles on fabric
verb
To cause something to form folds or creases.
She loved to crinkle the wrapping paper.
Often appears as...
- crinkle paper
- crinkle fabric
verb
To make a sharp, high noise.
The leaves crinkled under her boots.
Often appears as...
- crinkle leaves
- crinkle paper
verb
To become wrinkled or crumpled.
The fabric crinkled when it dried.
Often appears as...
- crinkle fabric
- crinkle in the heat
noun
A crease or fold on the surface of something.
There were crinkles around the corners of her eyes when she smiled.
Often appears as...
- crinkles around eyes
- crinkles on fabric
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Intentional Action
To 'crinkle' something usually means to do it deliberately.
I crinkle the edges of my notes to find them easily.
Pro Tip 2/2Soundless Process
'Crinkle' as a verb may imply action without sound when folding.
Carefully, she began to crinkle the cloth for the art project.
Pro Tip 1/2Intentional Action
To 'crinkle' something usually means to do it deliberately.
I crinkle the edges of my notes to find them easily.
Pro Tip 2/2Soundless Process
'Crinkle' as a verb may imply action without sound when folding.
Carefully, she began to crinkle the cloth for the art project.
Pro Tip 1/2Intentional Action
To 'crinkle' something usually means to do it deliberately.
I crinkle the edges of my notes to find them easily.
Pro Tip 2/2Soundless Process
'Crinkle' as a verb may imply action without sound when folding.
Carefully, she began to crinkle the cloth for the art project.
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Restoring a lost sense...
so not brandon but another gentleman it was a first in first time we turned this on we had no idea was going to happen we just hope it feels okay it doesn't hurt blah blah we turned down one of our one of the interconnects that we had he said he stopped for a minute kind of crinkled his eyes and he said that's my thumb
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Are there universal...
Anger is accompanied by lowered eyebrows drawn together, tense and narrowed eyes, and tight lips; disgust, by the lips pulled up and the nose crinkling. In fear, the upper white of the eyes are revealed as the eyebrows raise
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Gaming can make a better...
deep, deep focus on tackling a really difficult problem. If you are a gamer, you will notice a few nuances the crinkle of the eyes up, and around the mouth is a sign of optimism, and the eyebrows up is surprise.
Video examples
Restoring a lost sense...
so not brandon but another gentleman it was a first in first time we turned this on we had no idea was going to happen we just hope it feels okay it doesn't hurt blah blah we turned down one of our one of the interconnects that we had he said he stopped for a minute kind of crinkled his eyes and he said that's my thumb
Video examples
Are there universal...
Anger is accompanied by lowered eyebrows drawn together, tense and narrowed eyes, and tight lips; disgust, by the lips pulled up and the nose crinkling. In fear, the upper white of the eyes are revealed as the eyebrows raise
Video examples
Gaming can make a better...
deep, deep focus on tackling a really difficult problem. If you are a gamer, you will notice a few nuances the crinkle of the eyes up, and around the mouth is a sign of optimism, and the eyebrows up is surprise.
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Quote examples
Ron Eglash
American Scientist
If you take your thumb and your index finger and look right where they meet - go ahead and do that now - and relax your hand, you'll see a crinkle, and then a wrinkle within the crinkle, and a crinkle within the wrinkle. Right? Your body is covered with fractals.
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Isabella Bird
English Explorer
If one's memories of Baghdad women were only of those to be seen in the streets, they would be of leathery, wrinkled faces, prematurely old, figures which have lost all shape, and henna-stained hands crinkled and deformed by toil.
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Malin Akerman
Swedish Actress
I'm a tooth person... I like quirky teeth. My husband has little teeth with spaces in between them. He hates them and I love them. I like people with buckteeth, and I like it when they crinkle a bit. It's very charming.
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Jimmy Breslin
American Entertainer
Trump, in the crinkling of an eye, senses better than anyone the insecurity of people, that nobody knows whether anything is good or bad until they are told, and he is quite willing to tell them immediately.
Quote examples
Ron Eglash
American Scientist
If you take your thumb and your index finger and look right where they meet - go ahead and do that now - and relax your hand, you'll see a crinkle, and then a wrinkle within the crinkle, and a crinkle within the wrinkle. Right? Your body is covered with fractals.
Quote examples
Isabella Bird
English Explorer
If one's memories of Baghdad women were only of those to be seen in the streets, they would be of leathery, wrinkled faces, prematurely old, figures which have lost all shape, and henna-stained hands crinkled and deformed by toil.
Quote examples
Malin Akerman
Swedish Actress
I'm a tooth person... I like quirky teeth. My husband has little teeth with spaces in between them. He hates them and I love them. I like people with buckteeth, and I like it when they crinkle a bit. It's very charming.
Quote examples
Jimmy Breslin
American Entertainer
Trump, in the crinkling of an eye, senses better than anyone the insecurity of people, that nobody knows whether anything is good or bad until they are told, and he is quite willing to tell them immediately.
Example 1 of 4
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