crinkle

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/

Verb

crinkle (crinkles, present participle crinkling; past and past participle crinkled)

1. (ambitransitive) 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. (intransitive) To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.

   • The green wheat crinkles like a lake.

   • All the rooms were full of crinkling silks.

Translations

• French: froisser
• German: knittern, zerknittern, sich verziehen, sich in Falten legen
• Portuguese: dobrar
• Russian: смина́ть

Translations

• French: froufrouter
• German: rauschen

Noun

crinkle (plural crinkles)

1. A wrinkle, fold, crease or unevenness.

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

Translations

• German: Falte, Fältchen

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