Crinkle

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪŋkÉ™l

Origin

From Middle English crenclen ("to bend, buckle"), from Old English *crinclian, frequentative form of Old English crincan ("to yield"), from Proto-Germanic *krinkaną, *kringaną ("to fall"), 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.

Full definition of crinkle

Verb

1. (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.
2. (intransitive) To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
• L. T. TrowbridgeThe green wheat crinkles like a lake.
• Elizabeth BrowningAll the rooms were full of crinkling silks.

Noun

1. A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.He observed the crinkles forming around his eyes and suddenly felt old.

Anagrams

• clinker