crinkle

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #54177

Meanings

1

verb
To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.

He crinkled the wrapper and threw it out.
2

verb
To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.

The green wheat crinkles like a lake.
3

noun
A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.

He observed the crinkles forming around his eyes and suddenly felt old.
4

noun
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

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Synonyms

4 noun · a slight depression in the... line

Word family

Forms crinkles

Derived forms crinkle-cranklecrinkle-cutcrinkle-patternedcrinklebuttcrinklerootcrinklyuncrinkle

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.

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# crinkle

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/
**Frequency rank:** 54177

## Meanings
1. To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
2. To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
3. A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.
4. a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

## Examples
- He crinkled the wrapper and threw it out.
- The green wheat crinkles like a lake.
- He observed the crinkles forming around his eyes and suddenly felt old.

## Derived Forms
- crinkle-crankle
- crinkle-cut
- crinkle-patterned
- crinklebutt
- crinkleroot
- crinkly
- uncrinkle

## 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.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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