Synonyms for crinkle
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kring-kuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɪŋ kəl |
Top 10 synonyms for crinkle Other synonyms for the word crinkle
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for crinkle
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