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crin⋅kle
/
ˈkrɪŋ
kəl
/
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[
kring
-k
uh
l
]
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verb,
-kled,
-kling,
noun
–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.
–noun
4.
a wrinkle or ripple.
5.
a crinkling sound.
6.
a turn or twist.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
ME
crinklen;
akin to OE
crincan
to bend, yield, D
krinkelen
to crinkle;
see
cringle
,
cringe
,
crank
,
-le
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
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crin·kle
(krĭng'kəl)
v.
crin·kled
,
crin·kling
,
crin·kles
v.
intr.
To form wrinkles or ripples.
To make a soft crackling sound; rustle.
v.
tr.
To cause to crinkle.
n. A wrinkle, ripple, or fold.
[From Middle English
crinkled
,
full of turnings
.]
crin'kly
adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
crinkle
c.1385, from freq. of O.E.
crincan,
var. of
cringan
"to bend, yield" (see
cringe
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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