kəl verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to wrinkle; crimple; ripple.
2.
to make slight, sharp sounds; rustle.
3.
to turn or wind in many little bends and twists.
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Crinkle
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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crinkle (ˈkrɪŋkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to form or cause to form wrinkles, twists, or folds |
| 2. | to make or cause to make a rustling noise |
| —n | |
| 3. | a wrinkle, twist, or fold |
| 4. | a rustling noise |
| [Old English crincan to bend, give way; related to Middle Dutch krinkelen to crinkle, Middle High German krank weak, ill, krenken to weaken] | |
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Word Origin & History
crinkle
c.1385, from freq. of O.E. crincan, var. of cringan "to bend, yield" (see cringe).
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