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crinkle

UK/ˈkɹɪŋkəl/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

  • “his face has many lines”
  • “ironing gets rid of most wrinkles”
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verb

1.

make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface

  • “The dress got wrinkled”
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2.

become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

  • “This fabric won”
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Origin

From 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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  • crinkle-leaved poison

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