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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Crinkle

/(krĭṉ"k'l)/ · Crin·kle · IPA /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/
01 v. t. To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl.
imp. & p. p. Crinkled; p. pr. & vb. n. Crinkling
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    To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl.
    “The house�s crinkled to and fro.” — Chaucer.
    “Her face all bowsy, Comely crinkled, Wondrously wrinkled.” — Skelton.
    “The flames through all the casements pushing forth, Like red-not devils crinkled into snakes.” — Mrs. Browning.
02 v. i. To turn or wind; to run in and out in many short bends or turns; to curl; to run in waves; to wrinkle; also, to rustle, as stiff cloth when…
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    To turn or wind; to run in and out in many short bends or turns; to curl; to run in waves; to wrinkle; also, to rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
    “The green wheat crinkles like a lake.” — L. T. Trowbridge.
    “And all the rooms Were full of crinkling silks.” — Mrs. Browning.
03 n. A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity.
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    A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity.
    “The crinkles in this glass, making objects appear double.” — A. Tucker.