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crin⋅kle

  [kring-kuhl] 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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J.Jill Crinkle Clothing
Laid Back Fashion in Fresh Colors. Take 15% Off Full-Priced Styles.
JJill.com
Crinkle
Crinkle Online. Free Ship on $50 -Women's Clothing.
www.Target.com
crin·kle   (krĭng'kəl)   
v.   crin·kled, crin·kling, crin·kles

v.   intr.

  1. To form wrinkles or ripples.

  2. 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
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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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