Antonyms for crinkle

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kring-kuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɪŋ kəl

Definition of crinkle

Origin : late 14c., from frequentative of Old English crincan, variant of cringan "to bend, yield" (see cringe). Related: Crinkled; crinkling. As a noun from 1590s.

verb crumple, ruffle

Example sentences :

A storm might sweep it flat, or if neglected too long, it might "crinkle."
Extract from : « A Son of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland

A crinkle, a ripple was spreading over the green-blue water.
Extract from : « The Secret Cache » by E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill

In one breed the wool is apt to wither and crinkle like hay on a sun-beaten hillside.
Extract from : « Steep Trails » by John Muir

We crease the petals with them, and crinkle and vein and curl the outer edges.
Extract from : « The Long Day » by Dorothy Richardson

All at once the crinkle of a chill ran across the Chevalier's shoulders.
Extract from : « The Grey Cloak » by Harold MacGrath

She made it crinkle in her fingers within a foot of the old gentleman's face.
Extract from : « With Edged Tools » by Henry Seton Merriman

Crinkle the edges of the crust; have the crust extend above the edge of the pan to make a deep shell for the filling.
Extract from : « A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband » by Louise Bennett Weaver

It works on the underside of the leaves along the veins, causing the leaves to pucker, curl and crinkle much as with leaf-curl.
Extract from : « The Peaches of New York » by U. P. Hedrick

Glass would not craze like tiles or mosaic; it would not crinkle as will canvas; it needed no varnish.
Extract from : « The Americanization of Edward Bok » by Edward William Bok

Cherry leaves are often covered with a grayish powder which in severe cases causes them to curl and crinkle and sometimes to drop.
Extract from : « The Cherries of New York » by U. P. Hedrick

Synonyms for crinkle

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