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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Crinkle \Crin"kle\, n.
     A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The crinkles in this glass, making objects appear
           double.                                  --A. Tucker.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Crinkle \Crin"kle\ (kr[i^][ng]"k'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Crinkled (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crinkling (-kl[i^]ng).]
     [A dim., fr. the root of cringe; akin to D. krinkelen to wind
     or twist. Cf. Cringle, Cringe.]
     To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into
     inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The house?s crinkled to and fro.         --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Her face all bowsy,
           Comely crinkled,
           Wondrously wrinkled.                     --Skelton.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The flames through all the casements pushing forth,
           Like red-not devils crinkled into snakes. --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Crinkle \Crin"kle\, v. i.
     To turn or wind; to run in and out in many short bends or
     turns; to curl; to run in waves; to wrinkle; also, to rustle,
     as stiff cloth when moved.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The green wheat crinkles like a lake.    --L. T.
                                                    Trowbridge.
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           And all the rooms
           Were full of crinkling silks.            --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Crinkle \Crin"kle\ (kr[i^][ng]"k'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Crinkled (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crinkling (-kl[i^]ng).]
     [A dim., fr. the root of cringe; akin to D. krinkelen to wind
     or twist. Cf. Cringle, Cringe.]
     To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into
     inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl.
  
           The house?s crinkled to and fro.         --Chaucer.
  
           Her face all bowsy, Comely crinkled, Wondrously
           wrinkled.                                --Skelton.
  
           The flames through all the casements pushing forth,
           Like red-not devils crinkled into snakes. --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Crinkle \Crin"kle\, v. i.
     To turn or wind; to run in and out in many short bends or
     turns; to curl; to run in waves; to wrinkle; also, to rustle,
     as stiff cloth when moved.
  
           The green wheat crinkles like a lake.    --L. T.
                                                    Trowbridge.
  
           And all the rooms Were full of crinkling silks. --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Crinkle \Crin"kle\, n.
     A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity.
  
           The crinkles in this glass, making objects appear
           double.                                  --A. Tucker.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  crinkle
       n : a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his
           face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
           [syn: wrinkle, furrow, crease, seam, line]
       v 1: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress
            got wrinkled" [syn: wrinkle, ruckle, crease, scrunch,
             scrunch up, crisp]
       2: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't
          wrinkle" [syn: rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crinkle
     n.
     1 A wrinkle, fold, crease(,) or unevenness.
     2 The act of crinkling
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  crinkle
     n.
     1 A wrinkle, fold, crease(,) or unevenness.
     2 The act of crinkling
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  crinkle
     n.
     1 A wrinkle, fold, crease(,) or unevenness.
     2 The act of crinkling
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  crinkle
     n.
     1 A wrinkle, fold, crease(,) or unevenness.
     2 The act of crinkling
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crinkle
     Englanti n.
     ryppy, poimu, laskos
     Englanti vb.
     1 rypistää, poimuttaa
     2 rypistyä, poimuuntua, poimuttaa

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Crinkle /kɹˈɪŋkəl/
  التجعيد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  crinkle //ˈkɹɪŋkəl// 
  бръчка, гънка, извивка, чупка
  wrinkle, fold, crease} or unevenness

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  crinkle //ˈkɹɪŋkəl// 
  набръчквам, нагъвам
  to fold, crease, crumple, or wad

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  crinkle /kɹˈɪŋkəl/ 
  vráska

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  crinkle /kɹˈɪŋkəl/ 
  záhyb