crinkle
To fold, crease, crumple, or wadTo fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
» The dress will get crinkled on the way to the ceremony.
marco87 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
He crinkled the wrapper and threw it out.
The old man's lined face crinkled into a smile.
knittern, zerknittern, sich verziehen
смина́тьsminátʹ
(intransitive)To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
rauschen
- make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic
- become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
Examples
4 sentencesThe dress will get crinkled on the way to the ceremony.
I hate the sound that cellophane makes when you crinkle it.
deIch hasse das Geräusch von Frischhaltefolie, wenn man sie zerknüllt. — Vortarulo
His face was all crinkled and puckered like a withered apple.
My dog goes crazy when she hears the bag of dog food crinkle.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English crenclen (“to bend, buckle”), from Old English *crinclian, frequentatiFrom Middle English crenclen (“to bend, buckle”), from Old English *crinclian, frequentative form of Old English crincan (“to yield”), from Proto-Germanic *kringaną (“to turn, to fall, to yield”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with North Frisian krenge, krönge (“to obtain, reach, attain”), Dutch krinkelen (“to turn, wind”). Related to cringe.
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Forms
crinkles, crinkling, crinkled, crinkledSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle